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Wrong number: Ficci trashes Amartya Sen on Food Bill

For any bleeding heart liberal, the solution to poverty is simple: take it from the rich and give it to the poor. The logic of pressing ahead with the enormously expensive Food Security Bill (FSB) is the same, whether it is the justification offered by the worthies of Sonia Gandhi’s National Advisory Council or Nobel laureate Amartya Sen: The poor must be fed at any cost – and in any case the costs aren’t too much.

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