i dont see rate increases as a solution.. need to get spending under control. any money given to govt goes into the slush fund a.k.a consolidated fund for pet projects, funding of loss maling adventures eg. bahamasair and for handouts to cronies.
people help me understand.. if your margin is fixed, why do you 'hurt' because the price went uo? is it because customers may buy less? no sarcasm, i'm serious.
Fuel hedging can be a godsend if you get the right price. Given where prices are now, if you didn’t already have a set price, it’s too late. The Idiotic comment suggesting it helps big hotels and the rich is unbelievable. Low electricity costs benefit the entire community. Everyone knows costs in this country are out of control with LA prices for Port au Prince quality and services.
The roundabout as a traffic control feature is a failure in the Bahamas because most drivers don’t understand how to use them. I can’t say how many cars I have seen T-boned because the driver in the left lane turned right on the roundabout. People, the left lane goes left or straight and the right lane straight or right. Another reason it fails is because only the entry with little traffic approaching from its right moves. If you have heavy traffic from the right (like Gladstone joining JFK), it’s very hard to enter roundabout. Traffic lights properly timed for the traffic volume is the only way for ALL sides to get equal access.
Isn't it ironic that the very people who have the power to unmask the gutless use of sick leave as a poorly disguised mafioso extortion tactic, complain about it instead of doing something about it. All these decades of socialist labour handouts have us where we are. Thank the colonialists for that.
Given the current debt level and budget deficit, i doubt meeting makes any difference. In fact the strategy of former Minister of Finance Turnquest to address the debt level as i recall was to stop having lunch when the House meets.. so there you have it.
Socrates says...
the Bahamas ... ridiculously high cost of living and low quality of life for majority.. somethings wrong there somewhere.
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Socrates says...
i dont see rate increases as a solution.. need to get spending under control. any money given to govt goes into the slush fund a.k.a consolidated fund for pet projects, funding of loss maling adventures eg. bahamasair and for handouts to cronies.
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all so true.. we've become a nation of slothful, indifferent and lackadaisical people.
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people help me understand.. if your margin is fixed, why do you 'hurt' because the price went uo? is it because customers may buy less? no sarcasm, i'm serious.
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One question.. whats the point?
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Just looking for an excuse for a handout..
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Fuel hedging can be a godsend if you get the right price. Given where prices are now, if you didn’t already have a set price, it’s too late. The Idiotic comment suggesting it helps big hotels and the rich is unbelievable. Low electricity costs benefit the entire community. Everyone knows costs in this country are out of control with LA prices for Port au Prince quality and services.
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Socrates says...
The roundabout as a traffic control feature is a failure in the Bahamas because most drivers don’t understand how to use them. I can’t say how many cars I have seen T-boned because the driver in the left lane turned right on the roundabout. People, the left lane goes left or straight and the right lane straight or right. Another reason it fails is because only the entry with little traffic approaching from its right moves. If you have heavy traffic from the right (like Gladstone joining JFK), it’s very hard to enter roundabout. Traffic lights properly timed for the traffic volume is the only way for ALL sides to get equal access.
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Socrates says...
Isn't it ironic that the very people who have the power to unmask the gutless use of sick leave as a poorly disguised mafioso extortion tactic, complain about it instead of doing something about it. All these decades of socialist labour handouts have us where we are. Thank the colonialists for that.
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Socrates says...
Given the current debt level and budget deficit, i doubt meeting makes any difference. In fact the strategy of former Minister of Finance Turnquest to address the debt level as i recall was to stop having lunch when the House meets.. so there you have it.
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