74.3 Ideal Country

 74.3 Ideal Country

 

Question:

Apart from what is mentioned in Couplets 731 and 732, is there another criterion

necessary to consider a country an ideal country?

 

Answer:

An ideal country is one that bears every burden that befalls

yet pays in full all the taxes owed to the government.                           (Couplet - 733)

பொறையொருங்கு மேல்வருங்கால் தாங்கி இறைவற்கு

இறையொருங்கு நேர்வது நாடு.                                             (குறள் – 733)

 

Explanation:

The Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters publishes an Annual Disaster Review to provide valuable information on the occurrence of natural disasters and their impacts on society. According to their report issued in 2014[1], “China, the United States, the Philippines, Indonesia, and India are the five countries most frequently hit by natural disasters. For years these same countries have regularly featured at the top of this annual list.” Japan should also be included in this list. Japan has experienced more than 60 earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or higher on the Richter scale in the past 500 years. Yet, the people in these countries have been paying their taxes regularly, and there has been no revolt against taxes. So, several countries routinely pass the test proposed by Valluvar in Couplet 733.

 

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[1]. http://www.air-worldwide.com/Blog/Five-Countries-Most-Frequently-Hit-by-Natural-Disasters/