India has slums because we don't restrict poor people from coming to the city.
If someone from a village just turns up in a city, doesn't land a well paying job, then they can either go back, or just become part of a slum.
Positive side- poor folks gradually move up in life, city folks get a...
Not even close.
They will become hispanic majority.
Your 30% number applies only to countries who don't care about maintaining law and order.
If the rule of law is maintained, believers will secularise/ become non practicing/ atheists over time.
You do realise that there are at least a million Muslims who contribute more than you?
Founders of companies, doctors, accountants, businessmen.
Indian government can decide on secular rules like China/ France/US/UK.
Religious laws are not okay. I prefer to have variety. Not just one faith in...
There is no crisis. These people have homes back in their villages. They come to the cities and form slums.
That's unsustainable.
If the government gives them accommodation for free (which it does, slowly), am I an idiot for spending my hard earned money on buying a flat?
*this applies to...
Conservative dresses are generally forced/coerced upon many (? most) by the family members and other co-religionists.
At least in south Asian countries, a lot of women rebel against this. In fact, many women have a condition before marriage, that the guy shouldn't want them to cover up...
France can show us the way by banning the practice of all religions in their territory.
The gall of the immigrants. They migrate from a country with almost no freedom to a country that treats them nice, and they want to bring ancient customs from their own land to destroy their hosts.
India has a lot of scope for growth, since the base is quite low. The growth is slower than the Chinese peak, but it is happening steadily.
India is not just 'circulating money.' We are rapidly developing industry.
It would be stupid to concentrate on spending on freebies for the poor instead...
This is more easily done by increasing prosperity, business, industry, research.
Handing out freebies to the poor adds burden to the state, and to the people who are actually productive.