Western Nations Need the Death Penalty to Cope with Corrupt Officials

China and India are both vulnerable to Western slowdowns. But the corruption issue, for India anyway, has taken center stage. The original article focused on another austerity and anti-corruption campaigner, Swami Baba Ramdev. Among other things, Baba Ramdev is seeking direct elections, the repatriation of all illegal funds, a methodology to ensure that all Indians declare and pay their share of taxes and, finally, the death sentence for any politician found to be corrupt. Anna Hazare is seeking stern measures to counteract corruption as well. The western masses may note that corrupt officials obstruct economic and social at every step. As in India, the death penalty is a vital tool for democratic economic development.