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Re:Why we should fear a cashless world by ska on Monday March 21, 2016 @10:47AM (#11328416)
Mostly I think that peoples support for paying taxes is proportional to the perceived value they receive from them, and how fairly they are being applied (c.f. Denmark vs. USA - and note that "perceived" is important, and subject to manipulation)

I don't know the details, but plausibly could you argue that India's real problem lies in government inefficiency and/or corruption?

Re:Why we should fear a cashless world by kamaal on Monday March 21, 2016 @12:27PM (#11329229)
>>plausibly could you argue that India's real problem lies in government inefficiency and/or corruption?

Your are assuming corruption is an phenomenon that is generated in total isolation without other factors contributing to it.

Both government inefficiency and corruption have roots in lack of accountability.

Re:Why we should fear a cashless world by ska on Monday March 21, 2016 @01:30PM (#11329884)
I suspect you can chase the turtles down quite a ways - and I already specified I don't know the details.

It wasn't really about India but about the idea that people somehow inherently dislike paying taxes, rather than feel like they are getting ripped off when paying them. It's a complex issue regardless of the country and culture.