"*he was speaking within a “broad context” in support of good governance to show the Christie administration’s improved financial footing.*"

Improved financial position??? We just got downgraded to junk. I wonder if they sit around the cabinet table cackling at who made the most outrageous statement this week

**"PLP All The Way" To Nowhere!**

Correction "who GOT AWAY WITH the most outrageous statement"

That Halkitis guy is nothing but a fooking dishonest SOB. The VAT regime was introduced for the purpose of reducing our national debt and decreasing our debt to GDP ratio. That was the solemn promise and undertaking made to the Bahamian people by Christie and Halkitis alike. Now this bone headed hot aired lying Halkitis, after using our VAT dollars to significantly grow the government and fund a multitude of wasteful projects, wants to make us believe that our national debt would be through the roof were it not for VAT. But that can only be true if Crooked Christie and his most dishonest gopher, Halkitis, have used our VAT dollars to very significantly increase the size of our costly non-productive inefficient corrupt government at just about all levels! This moron Halkitis should be taken to one of our national parks for stoning by the Bahamian people who have been robbed of the VAT dollars they paid over to the government.

The Slimey Snake knows fullwell that Crooked Christie and Dishonest Halkitis had assured the Bahamian people that their VAT dollars paid to the government would go towards reducing the level of our national debt...not towards growing the size of the government or decreasing the rate of increase in our national debt. For him to make the following statement shows just how much of a crooked SOB the Slimey Snake now is:

*"Where it came out and what they did with that money, that lies in the Government’s accounts. It’s there. It went there like all the Government’s monies, and the Government used that to finance the Government."*

Of course we all know that a good chunk of our VAT dollars have gone and continue to go right into the bank accounts of the Slimey Snake's own businesses under the terms of outrageously generous contracts his good friend Crooked Christie has allowed him to negotiate with the corrupt PLP government. Yes indeed, Crooked Christie has his favourite cronies like the Slimey Snake sucking away constantly on the gravy train filled with our hard earned VAT dollars paid into the Public Treasury!

Mr: Halkitis I understand perfectly what you have always said and continue to say.
and there are many FNM's who also understand. But they are making this a political
football , to tell lies to the Bahamian people in order to garner votes.

Persons who call Mr: Wilson a snake. is it because they cannot stand the fact that
a black man from over the hill has done well.? Remember both he and his wife came
from humble beginnings , they work hard and educated themselves. so did Mr: Halkitis
a brilliant young man from Cat Island brought up by a single parent . What is there not
to celebrate.

So you believe one's humble beginnings justifies all of the crookedness one later does in life. Small wonder most of us usually do not give your comments posted to this website the time of day.

Improved financial position, but hasn't the national deficit increased over and above VAT collections ? Surely it would be the time to hold back on new projects and pay the national debt down or maybe even put some aside for the inevitable next hurricane. So simple, cut the bloated civil service by natural wastage , use voluntary labour and resources for the Christmas decorations and cancel Carnival and these are just a few suggestions. How about administrators who drive top of the line Jeeps ,why not a cheaper car ?. All government cars and trucks to be only used for work not private use. The list could go on and on.

Halkitis has "sold his soul to the devil" along with all the other shameless PLP politicians. How can you respect someone who is part of this Mafia organisation and tries to defend the indefensible? His performance at the Convention was a disgrace as was his subsequent "economics for dummies" radio performance. Birdiebrain above thinks that the likes of Halkitis and Wilson are to be admired. That kind of warped mentality is part of the reason why the country is in the sh#t that it is in.

It een long now ............. The residents better vote Halkitis out

Comrades! This attempt by Minister Halkitis to defend his - "where in the hell did the $1.5 Billion in VAT moneys go" comments at the PLP's convention, is not only late in coming but will not be viewed as no soft landing for the mental gymnastics being played-out by the once seen to be the PLP's golden boy cabinet minister.
"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
Da Minister: Would you like a can of ministerial explanations where ya VAT moneys gone?
Da VATpayers: The last can of VAT explanations you gave us - had a slippery snake in it.

He is the Minister for State in Finance, while Perry is the Minister of Finance. Halkitis is no fool but he is the puppet and Perry is pulling the strings. He has been set up to take the fall for what is obviously a gross cover up of financial imprudence.

Puppet Halkitis cannot even take a restroom break without first getting Crooked Christie's approval.