Why not govts charge a special levies on company profits for medicare of the poor including major operations?

Question

Big companies in the manufacturing or service sectors make huge profits on the one side. Poor people below poverty line find it extremely difficultto make both ends meet even for basic necessities.For medicare and major ailments and surgical treatments,they run pillar to post begging for money and no one ,including the governments to help them. People below BPL ,not even earning Rs.6000/= per year ,how can they meet their medical expenses?When one section of the Indian rich population is enjoying luxurious life with all modern comforts,the other poor section is suffering to death,is it not the duty of the governments ,companies or the rich people including actors,sports persons in the very high income group,to help the poor ,who are also the citizens of this ancient and famous country,incredible India?

Answer 1

India is already over taxed. If the amount already collected by way of tax are well utilised for the poor and needy, without squandering away the same in all kinds of wasteful expenditure, we may not require any further tax levying.

Answer 2

Self help is the best way to eradicate poverty and many of the other ailments.

Majority of the people in India are born with relatively good health and a number of facilities are provided by the government. But the accees to these facilities and making use is upto the public and they have to communicate it further. Child labour is a short term gain. But education is a short term pain but a long term gain. As you begin to earn more and more, you will understand that you always want more and the rich person is always somebody other than yourself. A careful study will show how our brethern in Bangladesh made such a tremendous progress that their name comes as nobel prize winners. Its a matter of taking the right action and being positively reinforced to do whatever you can do to help others around you. If you work with that spirit and can mobilize the masses around, then no force will be able to sop you from achieving what you want. Time and labour is money and the that is the minimum requirement in the absence of any other tools. Did Mahatama Gandhi have a factory, was he a miillionaire ? Is there anything that he did not accomplish, that he set out to achieve ?