Comments on: Promising the moon to lure the voters is dangerous for the economy https://groundviews.org/2010/01/21/promising-the-moon-to-lure-the-voters-is-dangerous-for-the-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=promising-the-moon-to-lure-the-voters-is-dangerous-for-the-economy Journalism for Citizens Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:06:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Groundtruth https://groundviews.org/2010/01/21/promising-the-moon-to-lure-the-voters-is-dangerous-for-the-economy/#comment-13720 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:06:14 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=2520#comment-13720 A very thoughtful and educative article if only politics is based on reality. Those who promise the moon and the voters will soon experience the ‘fall out’ of living on thin air.

The prognosis is one of making tough choices when in the saddle. It’s going to be a rough economic ride indeed. For those in the poverty trap it is going to be far more difficult.

On top of the economic problems will be harnessing the donor community for aid or investments against the background of the human rights record. Quite a tough job for any incoming government.

]]> By: justitia https://groundviews.org/2010/01/21/promising-the-moon-to-lure-the-voters-is-dangerous-for-the-economy/#comment-13486 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:16:30 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=2520#comment-13486 There have been gullible politicians since 1948 who were often told what they liked to hear, by the bureaucrats, and not necessarily the truth, and made promises to the citizens based on these untruths. Most of the the present lot – both politicians and bureaucrats are of the same ilk.

]]> By: jansee https://groundviews.org/2010/01/21/promising-the-moon-to-lure-the-voters-is-dangerous-for-the-economy/#comment-13480 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:16:18 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=2520#comment-13480 Raja:

You must be some other world. Of course, politicians will not only promise the moon, they can even tell you that they can make us fly. In the chess game of politics, truth always will be first casualty but these are the stories gullible people (and quite frankly they are in the majority) want to hear, not the truth. In a land that embraced the “Enlightened One’s” faith, even his teachings have been twisted as long as it is good to the ears. There is not going to be another Mahatma my friend, what more in politics.

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