Was your idea of federalism to create a few thousand political and bureaucratic posts and make the country and you, the taxpayer, poorer? If yes, then you have what you wanted. My idea of federalism was different, but we are all now stuck with the bill and the prospects of a serious conflict in the future.
I have supported the idea of federalism ever since I visited Brazil in 2002. Brazil has a few, economically sustainable states that compete in development and delivery of services to their denizens. My idea was to have fewer and largely self-sustainable states to compete with each other and make the country and us richer.
Since 2009, I have been making this point. Citing the examples of the United States, United Kingdom and India, I had argued that since federalism is expensive, Nepal must not have more than three to four states.
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We or our children must pay back the external and internal loans; Nepal will not be rich in next five-ten years; money does not grow on trees because we have pleased our leaders with hundreds of paid posts. So all three levels of government will tax you and me to death to pay for their expenses and to implement development projects, which take years to create jobs and earn a new stream of revenues.
When you have to choose between paying the taxes and feeding your children, you will certainly to choose the latter. Sooner or later, the people will be frustrated with the increasing taxes, the declining services, and dead-end before them. They will revolt, triggering another political revolution and requiring another political transition. It looks like Nepal is doomed to one after another political