This article is written solely to express our anguish and disgust at the way we have to part with our hard earned money at the hands of the so called national workers and hope that they see things from the other side as well and not only from their perspective. For instance we were made to fork out a good chunk of our salary in meeting their demands and they will never know the pinch and hardships of these affected. When rude words, threat and intimidation are used they still have the nerve to call it as contribution of our own free will. Infact in some instances they just stop of using weapons. For them the end is more important than the means. And here both the factions are being referred to. Not anymore in particular because after we have to pay multiple taxes. The very word ‘taxes’ sound so bitter because of them. They fail to realize that sometimes even when employees are not in the best of health they have to attend to their work. There are extremes of weather like unbearable heat and heavy downpour when moving out of the house is the last thing we want to do but we have to. But the nationalists just come and snatch away our money earned by our sweat. Its so easy for them to do that. This gives rise to frustrations and pent up feelings. And what do they do with the money. Where is it spent? Big questions. The curse will come to their future generations.
The employees are taxed from both ends. The business people will never compromise on their profit margins. Whatever taxes they have paid to whoever will be made up by passing the burden to the costumers. So on the one hand we pay through our skin for the so called yearly tax and on the other hand we have to dish out a higher amount for all the essential commodities as well as other essentials. This becomes too much for many families. Infact for the months on which the money was deducted it is a horrible struggle and sullen long faces and bad mood prevails. Hope the article gets the message across to whom it is intended and they become more rational and reasonable in their dealings because this is the prevalent overwhelming feeling of all employees all over the state.
Neiketouzo, Meren, Imsur, Xuxiye
Government employees, Dimapur
