And if you continue to increase the taxes on the private sector who pay for the salary for the public sector there soon will be no private sector. Then what is your great plan. Basic economics
Hopefully this works as what we have now is an embarrassment. It is obvious Government is unable to maintain these sites, so maybe this new group can. Good luck to them. As a note it has been both PLP and FNM that have not been able to maintain these so both can Carry themselves before either side complains.
All good, though we all know the civil service is overly bloated. So imagine what they could do if they reduced that and then used the savings on providing better service (maybe NHI with good hospitals and clinics, maybe better schools, maybe ensuring no-one goes hungry, hopefully all). This way the tax rate would not need to go up. But if we just increase it as we are so low the level of service would remain the same. Has anyone seen any great change since VAT was introduced?
**"This would inevitably involve new and/or increased taxes, spending cuts or a combination of both to bring the annual fiscal deficit down "** Well we all know what our Governments will choose. Brace for increase taxes, as each Government can never not stop spending so that is not going to happen. Hopefully the straw that breaks our back happens soon.
The title of the article asks a question, which the article fails to answer. There is speculation that the numbers have increased, but no actual data. This is probably one of the most important questions to answer. If we have not seen a general increase in deaths so far this year against the last few years was all the shutdowns worth it. If we have and the shutdowns reduced the deaths then the arguments for the shutdowns is much stronger. Please writer at least answer the question next time.
Dawes says...
Correct. Of course you can book from UK to another place and then down here, but that doesn't affect the fact there are no flights from the UK.
On Keep following advice, expert says, as new strain appears in UK
Posted 23 December 2020, 9:33 a.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
There are no flights to the UK. British Airways have said not until February at the earliest. As such she had no need to say stop all flights.
On Keep following advice, expert says, as new strain appears in UK
Posted 22 December 2020, 11:17 a.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
How lucky are we to be able to pay for the ineptitude or outright corruption from so many of our Government members both past and present
On BPL fuel lock-in to ease extra charge
Posted 21 December 2020, 4:02 p.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
And if you continue to increase the taxes on the private sector who pay for the salary for the public sector there soon will be no private sector. Then what is your great plan. Basic economics
On Gov't targeting $200m spending cuts by June
Posted 17 December 2020, 4:28 p.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
The issue is why are the casinos not also taxed.
On Web patrons, utility customers warned to brace for pain
Posted 17 December 2020, 9:59 a.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
Hopefully this works as what we have now is an embarrassment. It is obvious Government is unable to maintain these sites, so maybe this new group can. Good luck to them. As a note it has been both PLP and FNM that have not been able to maintain these so both can Carry themselves before either side complains.
On Cabinet go-ahead for $1.5bn heritage plan
Posted 11 December 2020, 9:57 a.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
All good, though we all know the civil service is overly bloated. So imagine what they could do if they reduced that and then used the savings on providing better service (maybe NHI with good hospitals and clinics, maybe better schools, maybe ensuring no-one goes hungry, hopefully all). This way the tax rate would not need to go up. But if we just increase it as we are so low the level of service would remain the same. Has anyone seen any great change since VAT was introduced?
On IMF calls for harsher Bahamian austerity
Posted 4 December 2020, 10:40 a.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
**"This would inevitably involve new and/or increased taxes, spending cuts or a combination of both to bring the annual fiscal deficit down "** Well we all know what our Governments will choose. Brace for increase taxes, as each Government can never not stop spending so that is not going to happen. Hopefully the straw that breaks our back happens soon.
On IMF calls for harsher Bahamian austerity
Posted 3 December 2020, 3:58 p.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
Or it suggests that you all failed a month ago on the bigger amount.
On Extra $225m raise 'signals confidence'
Posted 3 December 2020, 3:53 p.m. Suggest removal
Dawes says...
The title of the article asks a question, which the article fails to answer. There is speculation that the numbers have increased, but no actual data. This is probably one of the most important questions to answer. If we have not seen a general increase in deaths so far this year against the last few years was all the shutdowns worth it. If we have and the shutdowns reduced the deaths then the arguments for the shutdowns is much stronger. Please writer at least answer the question next time.
On Has COVID-19 caused death rate increase?
Posted 3 December 2020, 9:41 a.m. Suggest removal