Very good letter and suggestions Mr. Johnson.
First however, we must break the chains of continuing to elect ignorant, uneducated, dishonest and greedy politicians who have no vision for this country..
I think this is what you were alluding to by endorsing Pintard in light of the horrible excuse for leadership that is called the PLP under this failed Davis administration and the ignorant lackeys he surrounds himself with.
This present PLP administration has set this country back by decades at a time when we desperately need to be moving forward, onward and upward.

Yes, voting out horrible politicians is a element of the solution to a better future for our country!

While I agree with aspects of this article, I think it all starts in the home. When the family structure is neglected and children are raised without the benefit of both parents being in the home, the cycle of poverty becomes harder to break. There is overwhelming evidence that a two parent family leads to more successful and productive children.

It starts in the home.

Yes, improving the home/family environment is a element of the solution to a better future for our country!

I agree with both comments above.

We must look a little deeper at this, as the system of slavery & indentured labour after slavery placed poor blacks & whites at a serious disadvantage.

Unfortunately, the PLP elite have gobbled up the remainder of the Bahamian economy that was not controlled by the Bay Street Boys and pushed the poor masses (mostly blacks) even deeper into poverty.

Yes. Agreed. It is a conversation and dialog we need. The first step to this is a true emphasis on education. This is sorely lacking here. We push our kids to become obedient, and silent, "good" students who take these slimy politicians, pastors and police at their word and pretend that they know best.
When one does break free from the chains of oppression by these same people, they are victimized.
This is not a theory. It is real on a day to day basis.
Speak up for the betterment of your community and you are ostracized by those in power.
A power, I might add, that very very few here deserve.
The D- educational system is what allows this situation to persist.
And, exactly why the educated kids flee this country each and every day.

Yes, improving the education system is a element of the solution to a better future for our country!

But, are you suggesting this legacy of oppression cannot be understood, countered, and corrected in a reasonable period of time? I say given the will, and resources we have at our fingertips it could be. Well within one generation. Yes, starts at home. Then, to society at large. Haven't we failed on both accounts?

Agree with the letter writer. Only as we push for an economy that makes ownership a leading push for our people will it be done.

Sad though, our politicians and those in the labour department see jobs as just signing the back of the check, rather than advocating for means for our people to sign the front of the check.

Yes, allowing employees and citizens have more say and ownership in the economy is a element of the solution to a better future for our country!

Education. Education has a long term delay in returns to society/community/cuntree. Therefore education will not get the politrickshun re-elected, the shirts, hams and marlins get him re-elected and that is where he places his emphasis. Democracy is the worst form of government but we haven't found anything better. In the late 70's early 80's the Bahamas kicked out all the foreign teachers and replaced them with Bahamian who were maybe not well trained for the job. Fast forward 40 years and we are reaping the benefits (or detriments) of that situation. History is not there to be changed it is there to remind us of our failings and successes. Since that time education in the cuntree has been abysmal but no one will admit the failure...

its cool to be dumb - fix that one first and all else will follow.

The so-called dumb Bahamians and Haitians and "others" are the ones getting rich in The Bahamas ...... They are "street smart" not "book smart".

Excellent point.
This is correct.

Stop having children you can't provide for.

A very inexpensive, fast, and easy solution that may help what you are suggesting is -- FREE birth control, FREE condoms, FREE morning after pill, etc, etc, etc!!!

The simple answer is to heavily tax inherited wealth with Estate taxes. This will not happen as wealthy politicians who determine such legislation do not want people to know how wealthy they end up being and certainly do not want to pay any taxes to the government on that accumulated wealth that they bequest to their children.

Those who control the laws, set the rules.

Most MPs and national leaders (UBP, PLP & FNM) were either rich or they got rich while in Office.

Check the records of the 39 MPs ....... The majority are millionaires. So, why would they pass laws to tax themselves or their elite friends and PEPs????

Every new tax or "rate" is designed to take more money out of the pockets of the average and below average wealth earner. The rich Bahamian is living off the backs of the poor masses.

There simply isn't "one" solution to this problem. Instead, there are multiple solutions (look at the 2nd paragraph in Mr. Johnson's letter, better education, more stability within the home/family, and voting out inept, selfish, corrupt politicians, etc) many of which have been mentioned in the comments above & in Mr. Johnson's letter. The best part is that we don't need to pick just one solution to pursue -- we can select all of them and pursue all of them at the same time. A multi-front attack or approach to help change the course of our countries youth and future!!!