We are within our risk portfolio, and the VAT money is in the Consolidated Fund. Gotta love it. I can sleep soundly tonight, having received this wonderful news.
Wonder why black men seem to have no problem with other black men having their lives ruined with lifetime criminal records for no good reason? He says "Rather than talk about ..."
Really? Let's not talk about it? Let's not remove the yoke off of these young men's necks so they can get a job?
Nowhere else in the world am I reminded more of the fact that it was blacks in Africa who historically sold their own into slavery. What a sad reality is now upon us. Overcrowded prisons, making lawyers rich. The poor and downtrodden who wish for a moment of peace in their lives, God help them because apparently neither government nor church will.
I agree. I've been asking "Where the VAT money gone?" since before election. All kinda stories have come out since then, and all kinda VAT money has been paid by citizens. Yet, the question has quietly disappeared. It may raise it's head again via some candidates currently not in the majority during the election months - but for now - we just have to keep paying it and be content that "it is in the Consolidated Fund."
... and so the chickens have come home to roost in the Bahamas, where we have an elected King every 5 years. A person who is appointed by the majority vote of the Party having the majority of members in the House. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition who can be appointed by the vote of all those not in the majority Party, nobody who is not a member of a Party and selected by members of that Party can become Prime Minister. So in other words, if we ever had a case in the Bahamas where all 39 constituencies had an independent candidate running, and all 39 seats were won by Independents - then we could not lawfully under our Constitution have a Prime Minister.
Also, the PM appoints the majority of Senators - so the Senate is always on the same side. The PM also appoints the Governor General and justices of the courts.
This type of government (and here I'm not just talking about the current PM or the Party), cannot govern effectively. The temptations for dictatorial tendencies are too great. Everything is held in the hands of the "leaders". That's why whenever you go to a government office to apply for something and you get a list of the things you need to apply - when you return with ALL of those items, God help you if you meet a different clerk at the window. This is because there are no rules - only rulers. If that clerk is on vacation for 2 weeks - you would be best to walk out and return 2 weeks later, because the new "list of things" you will be given - or told that YOU forgot - will take you way more than 2 weeks to find.
Our entire Constitution needs to change. I cannot blame the MPs for following the rules. It's just that the rules say that Bahamians are dogs (just not using those exact words).
Bahamians PAY to have the church run their lives. They go every Sat/Sun and make a payment. If they did the same at BPL, no light would get cut off. In the Bahamas, the President of the Christian Council is the de-facto Prime Minister, and we all know it.
The majority want it to be this way - just like the Mullahs in Iran - so there is no problem here. The people are getting exactly what they want. That is democracy in action.
Bahama7 - how will it be game changing? I hate to keep repeating myself - but this same kind of environmental article keeps repeating in the headlines, almost weekly. WHAT are the benefits spelled out in the HOA / other agreement with the oil companies? How many pennies on the barrel will the Bahamas get? Will it go into the Consolidated Fund where it may go missing like the VAT? Why not direct deposits to Bahamian NIB accounts?
Why do you environmentalists keep harping on just the environmental impact? What are the oil companies offering? Why don't you believe that is even a valid question to ask what the positive side is? Your are making a one-sided argument. For example, if all we would get is like 5 million dollars per year from this - then that in itself is enough of a reason to outlaw it.
You can't weigh the options of doing or not doing something - if you don't have the things to weigh that go on each side of the scale. Open you eyes. Where is the money in this agreement? If there is any, then where will it go?
It is legal in Canada. Their banks have already solved the problem. Any industries here that get into it will just have to bank with Canadian banks instead of the 2 local banks.
JokeyJack says...
We are within our risk portfolio, and the VAT money is in the Consolidated Fund. Gotta love it. I can sleep soundly tonight, having received this wonderful news.
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JokeyJack says...
Good point. So maybe one of these days we ought to give democracy a try.
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JokeyJack says...
Wonder why black men seem to have no problem with other black men having their lives ruined with lifetime criminal records for no good reason? He says "Rather than talk about ..."
Really? Let's not talk about it? Let's not remove the yoke off of these young men's necks so they can get a job?
Nowhere else in the world am I reminded more of the fact that it was blacks in Africa who historically sold their own into slavery. What a sad reality is now upon us. Overcrowded prisons, making lawyers rich. The poor and downtrodden who wish for a moment of peace in their lives, God help them because apparently neither government nor church will.
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JokeyJack says...
I agree. I've been asking "Where the VAT money gone?" since before election. All kinda stories have come out since then, and all kinda VAT money has been paid by citizens. Yet, the question has quietly disappeared. It may raise it's head again via some candidates currently not in the majority during the election months - but for now - we just have to keep paying it and be content that "it is in the Consolidated Fund."
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JokeyJack says...
... and so the chickens have come home to roost in the Bahamas, where we have an elected King every 5 years. A person who is appointed by the majority vote of the Party having the majority of members in the House. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition who can be appointed by the vote of all those not in the majority Party, nobody who is not a member of a Party and selected by members of that Party can become Prime Minister. So in other words, if we ever had a case in the Bahamas where all 39 constituencies had an independent candidate running, and all 39 seats were won by Independents - then we could not lawfully under our Constitution have a Prime Minister.
Also, the PM appoints the majority of Senators - so the Senate is always on the same side. The PM also appoints the Governor General and justices of the courts.
This type of government (and here I'm not just talking about the current PM or the Party), cannot govern effectively. The temptations for dictatorial tendencies are too great. Everything is held in the hands of the "leaders". That's why whenever you go to a government office to apply for something and you get a list of the things you need to apply - when you return with ALL of those items, God help you if you meet a different clerk at the window. This is because there are no rules - only rulers. If that clerk is on vacation for 2 weeks - you would be best to walk out and return 2 weeks later, because the new "list of things" you will be given - or told that YOU forgot - will take you way more than 2 weeks to find.
Our entire Constitution needs to change. I cannot blame the MPs for following the rules. It's just that the rules say that Bahamians are dogs (just not using those exact words).
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JokeyJack says...
It is so heart-warming to learn that there is only one homeless person in the Bahamas. What a wonderful Christian nation.
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JokeyJack says...
Bahamians PAY to have the church run their lives. They go every Sat/Sun and make a payment. If they did the same at BPL, no light would get cut off. In the Bahamas, the President of the Christian Council is the de-facto Prime Minister, and we all know it.
The majority want it to be this way - just like the Mullahs in Iran - so there is no problem here. The people are getting exactly what they want. That is democracy in action.
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JokeyJack says...
Bahama7 - how will it be game changing? I hate to keep repeating myself - but this same kind of environmental article keeps repeating in the headlines, almost weekly. WHAT are the benefits spelled out in the HOA / other agreement with the oil companies? How many pennies on the barrel will the Bahamas get? Will it go into the Consolidated Fund where it may go missing like the VAT? Why not direct deposits to Bahamian NIB accounts?
Why do you environmentalists keep harping on just the environmental impact? What are the oil companies offering? Why don't you believe that is even a valid question to ask what the positive side is? Your are making a one-sided argument. For example, if all we would get is like 5 million dollars per year from this - then that in itself is enough of a reason to outlaw it.
You can't weigh the options of doing or not doing something - if you don't have the things to weigh that go on each side of the scale. Open you eyes. Where is the money in this agreement? If there is any, then where will it go?
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JokeyJack says...
It is legal in Canada. Their banks have already solved the problem. Any industries here that get into it will just have to bank with Canadian banks instead of the 2 local banks.
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JokeyJack says...
The entire world is now a Chinese "Re-Education" Camp. Wonder if people think about that when they "dash by the Chinese for a few things" ?
Businesses and some govt offices have been shutting down when ONE person becomes a Covid case. How come that ain't happened to no food store yet?
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