TIOL-DDT 1948 · Monday, 24 September 2012 · story 7 of 7

Money Will Grow on Trees - If you allow trees to Grow

ADDRESSING the Nation on 21 September 2012, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, "Money does not grow on trees". Our official speech writers perhaps think that such phrases would impress the people. Last time, they made the Finance Minister talk about eating lizards. This is not politics - this is not economics - this is simply third rate bureaucratic literature.

Even if money grew on trees, would we allow the trees to grow? Perhaps there is lot of money under the trees in coal, gas and simply underground stashed money. There is money far above the trees in our 2G and 3G.

Money will grow on trees if you allow the trees to grow.The Government should take initiatives in reducing the use of paper and maybe we can save a few forests and really see money growing on trees.

A great poet said, Poems are made by fools like me, but only god can make a tree - Please don't insult the tree for your stupid money.