No disagreement. Now what do we do? Seriously. What do we do? The comments section and editorials in our national dialog are clear evidence that we haven't a clue. Not our political leaders, not our business leaders, not our citizens. I am not being demeaning, I am being honest. Which is also a crime in our country, it seems.

DDK, listen closely. She is not mad. She is part of the neo-liberal structure that has taken over all economies now. No conspiracy. Just like you said, no leader needs any encouragement to borrow. The other shoe to drop will be finding out how much of The Bahamas is owned by China once the shit hits the fan.

Mudda, while I agree with your criticism regarding borrowing, is there anything else that she said that is off base? I have been saying a lot of these things for some time. This is the most important article in 2020 so far. The age of democracy is over in The Bahamas. Don't we see this? Are we still denying the realities of sea level rise, no matter how it is caused? Do we really have an inkling of what a Structural Adjustment Program will look like? Do you have a listening ear representative in the IMF? This will change The Bahamas more than any thing has in our history. There is no light at the end of the tunnel once we enter this program, except for the handful of those who are liquid enough and have enough foreign reserves themselves to eat. Study your history. We don't need to take advice from her, but we sure as hell should sit up straight and listen because she is telling us what is coming down the pike. Ready or not. John Rolle is the most scared person in this country right now. Why? Because he sees the numbers and he knows there is not the intelligence, morality, nor money in this country to dig ourselves out of this hole.

I like having the opportunity to agree with you, Tal.

A better direction of where this country is headed cannot be found.
Central bank stops dollar outflows. Web shops make sure people will stay poor and need tax payer assistance. Web shops pay so little tax that it is ridiculous. I am worried that the leaders of this country along with a significant portion of our citizens are just plain ignorant. Is there a nicer way to state this? Nationalize the web shops in this state of emergency. The government, we the people, are going to end up paying part of the the salaries of both the workers and the patrons of this "business" in the very near future anyway.

This issue alone, illustrates a country's collective seriousness. There should be a uniform nationwide chorus of demanding that these shelters are built. Don't blame environmentalists for not bringing money. They are bringing ideas and staying on point. Do we not value teachers? That's what they do too, right? Do we demand teachers bring money to the table? How could we if we don't pay them enough to even support their family? Get real moncur. The problem is that those with the money have only been thinking about money and just don't seem to give a shit about anyone else. How does this reality escape a thinking Christian?
What forseeable issue in The Bahamas can we claim that we have been "prepared" for? We don't even prepare for a hurricane until it is on our doorstep. We don't plan ahead as a people. I don't know Darville. But, he is right and should be listened to.

There are two sides to this story, and both of them are rotten to the damned core.
Both sides have been expounded on in the article and community comments above.
Is there a clearer example of a lose/lose situation for the good people of The Bahamas?
This loss to our nation's integrity is as clear as the clearest pane of glass. Do our kids have a future in a country such as this, when the real true problems are only just beginning?

Because no mater where you stand, or who you are related to, or in debt to, we will always look out for our "own closest" first, yes, no? Remember the saying, follow the money?

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Absolutely correct Ms. Damianos. Thanks for speaking up on this issue.