This dude and the PLP are completely out of touch- do you think working and unemployed bahamians bearing the brunt of the political class's fiscal incompetence trying to hear this sheet? Dumb ass. It is so clear why we are in the shape we are in.

this is the dumbest statement on this thread. why should we the people pay their bills any more than we already do? Giving them the money isnt the problem- ask them what they DO with the money given to them for constituency offices etc.

only those above the poor peoples limit of 200.

they sure know how to spend the people's money- just not their own.

"we see Minnis being selectively transparent, only releasing information to us that suits his own political interests." All for emotional release and the appearance of change.

If they owe 30-50 thousand yes. But of course that aint' happening right?

ondrap4- we are two of a kind in the bill paying department. No respect for bill duckers!

where is the list? i want to know names and their enablers. Who wrote the memo or made the call? anyone who believe that governments - at least the last one- actually believed in the average Bahamian after this can't be saved. And the jury is still out on this one. All talk the talk- I need some time to see if this government will walk the walk.

Well Mudda- are their agents also planting stories in bahamians head that it might be better to abandon southern islands affected by the hurricane? Because all that language does is devalue the land Bahamians ancestors fought and died for and left their children as a legacy, ensuring that foreign investors and governments scoop it up for pennies on the dollar- and that they are populated by Dominican fishermen and Haitians seeking some peace. I have never heard such stupid, short sighted talk from Bahamians in my life. They have no sense of their history and no sense of the value of their country. China is about to OWN Venezuela because of defaulted loans and the Bahamas aint too far behind because if this government brings income tax- 50 percent of the people who able to pay that tax will leave the country, ensuring the collapse of the economy, increased chaos and violence.

We can start by decreasing the number of members of parliament and redistributing the saving in salaries and pensions towards better local government and a cabinet with people who are experts in the areas demanded. I don't think Cabinet members have to be elected. I want them to be competent. Then we can trim the public service by requesting a 10% decrease in staff across the board. Each ministry and government corporation can decide who and how. Then we have to work on how we spend money, make people more accountable for funds spent, rein in corruption and develop policies that makes it easier to do business in the Bahamas for Bahamians first and then the others. Clean up the current tax system and be transparent in their dealings. If Minnis and Turnquest drop income tax on Bahamians when the purchasing power of the Bahamian dollar is 25% of what it was 25 years ago- they might see Guy Fawkes style dolls of themselves burning in effigy on Clifford Park. We silent until you push us too far.