Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Capitalist economy n autodrivers

I seriously don't know whats the big deal about the auto drivers cheating everybody. Profit is the primary motive of any business venture. So if any sundry businessman can exploit you for his/her profit, why not an auto guy. You need a service. And the auto-guy is providing the service. You have a choice - take the rick or take any other mode of transportation. If you are taking the rick then you'll have to pay what the auto-driver asks for. Cuz the auto is his property. He has a virtual monopoly over the rick.. So he can ask for whatever he wants. And you can accept it or try maybe a bus or something. Of course there are govt regulations, but when half the ppl are breaking the laws one way or another, when the big corporations are using every loophole to maximise their profit, why blame just the auto-driver?
And more than that, you have an option to complain against the auto-driver. How many of us actually do that?
Most of us don't have any moral rights to whine n crib against the auto-drivers.
Its not like I havnt had my share of tiffs with the auto-drivers, but then if i need the auto that badly i don't mind paying whatever he asks for.