Tal, you and i are agreeing more frequently these days. Maybe i gotta see my doctor? LOL.
Good point there, along with Bogart's.
Also the MP should make a rule that any water service which falls 13 months behind shall have the meter removed and pipe capped. In this way, no more rental fees shall accrue.
however, i also think we should install limited meters (just like a prepaid cellphone) which dispense, say, 500 gallons per month to any hone authorized by the Dept of Social Services. There are some Bahamians in genuine need and this old toting water with a tief grocery cart gots to stop.
The article says......"We were told that other private entities had offered to do this through the prison," Mr Robinson said of the vehicle licence plates."
In the Bahamas, any discussion of slave labour always takes center stage. We find nothing more exciting than the continuation of slavery through ongoing British Imperial rule in accordance with our Constitution.
Funny this should take place at the prison....what kind of inspection them Japanese going to do? I must have misread a prior comment.
The same with migrants. We need to deal with the root cause of why someone would risk crossing a treacherous desert or a stormy sea risking death to come to the USA. What is wrong with the country they are in? Is it a shithole? Maybe we can send them some toilet paper, or perhaps even some toilets. Perhaps we can even go beyond the subject of shit and help them to make their countries NOT BE shitholes generally speaking in all aspects of their lives - not just digestion?
Maybe we can investigate WHY somebody living in a shithole goes forth and has 9 children, bringing them forth alive to live along with them in a shithole. Why do people in shitholes have more children (generally) than people who don't live in shitholes? Do the parents just instinctively know that children like the smell of shit? Do children like living in run-down wooden shacks with leaking roofs? If so, why don't the building codes in developed countries require that all child care centers and kindergarten classrooms have leaky roofs and also outlaw the installation of toilets in any building mainly occupied by or for the use of toddlers? Children just love shitholes, right?
The arguments people are making about Trump's comment are just silly and do not address the REAL problem...which is the simple existence of shitholes in the 21st century.
The question should NOT be "Is Trump a racist?" Whether or not Trump is a racist does not affect your grocery bill.
The question should be "Why are some countries real shitholes?" An even better question is "Can we improve these countries or can they improve themselves so that they stop being shitholes?"
People leave shitholes all over the world to come to the USA for a better life. Why not stay in their own countries if they are such good countries?
The migrant/immigration problem is exactly similar to the cocaine/heroine problem. We can put more police to cruise poor neighborhoods. We can wiretap drug dealer's phones and get warrants and search their homes and warehouses and arrest them and confiscate their drugs. We can arrest drug users. We've been doing it for decades. Yet, there are still tons of drugs on the street and tens of millions of users.
The same is true of illegal immigration. We can implement E-Verify to combat illegal hiring. We can have officers raid factories and farms and WalMarts and restaurant kitchens. We can have computers in patrol cars to instantly check fake IDs. We can make it near impossible to register a vehicle or get a drivers license. They even require ID now to ride a Greyhound bus. Heck, we can even "Build a wall"
Yet, people still continue and will continue to come to the USA from various shitholes (excuse me, i meant to say "beautiful wonderful countries") looking for a better life.
With drugs...we have to deal with the root cause of the problem and that is why do people WANT to use drugs. What is wrong with their lives so terribly that they choose to inject heroine with a needle to the arm? Once we figure out the why and make their lives better, then they won't desire drugs. But, believe me, as long as their lives are a Hell they will seek drugs and there will be people out there that will take a gamble to try and supply them with drugs.
Nobody can solve crime with enforcement policies. What is happening is a balancing act of nature. The more babies are popped out, the more bullets the gangstas need to pop out.
There are only so many people that can live on this rock confortably and Mother Nature forbids us to exceed her limit. If we do, then she makes the needed adjustments.
Causes people to wonder what happens to all those court fees? Oh yeah, I forgot - they are in the "consolidated fund". Oh yeah. That's where they are. Yep. For sure. No problem. Right there sitting next to the VAT money.
The article says..."...members of the press following a courtesy call from Transport Minister Frankie Campbell..."
So if you are PM and one of your Cabinet members comes to visit you, it is a "courtesy call"???? Or does that only rise to that level depending on their heritage?
Bahamians don't care what circumstances they are forced to live under, or even if things might even get worse. Their new motto is "Thank God for life."
That's what their modern slave masters have programmed them to actually believe. Don't try arguing any different with them - their minds are locked on the spin cycle.
We don't need any future protecting fund. Our entire country is going to be one giant shanty town before Christmas anyway - so there is nothing to protect. A proposal has recently been put forth to construct a Little Haiti in Nassau and Abaco. This idea will catch on as Bahamians learn more about the duty-free advantages of that lifestyle and will all jump on board.
No way to stop this. Since the new policy on Jan 1st NOT ONE single foreigner has been arrested for working illegally and NOT ONE single employer has been fined or jailed.
This guy is just trying to grab $60M out of a sinking ship before it sinks. I'm sure many pirates stole bullion from sinking ships here back in the old days. Perhaps this guy is an admirer of pirate folk lore?
TheMadHatter says...
Tal, you and i are agreeing more frequently these days. Maybe i gotta see my doctor? LOL.
Good point there, along with Bogart's.
Also the MP should make a rule that any water service which falls 13 months behind shall have the meter removed and pipe capped. In this way, no more rental fees shall accrue.
however, i also think we should install limited meters (just like a prepaid cellphone) which dispense, say, 500 gallons per month to any hone authorized by the Dept of Social Services. There are some Bahamians in genuine need and this old toting water with a tief grocery cart gots to stop.
On Water Corp owed $44m by clients
Posted 16 January 2018, 1:42 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
The article says......"We were told that other private entities had offered to do this through the prison," Mr Robinson said of the vehicle licence plates."
In the Bahamas, any discussion of slave labour always takes center stage. We find nothing more exciting than the continuation of slavery through ongoing British Imperial rule in accordance with our Constitution.
Funny this should take place at the prison....what kind of inspection them Japanese going to do? I must have misread a prior comment.
On Local investors blast Govt's 'wall of silence'
Posted 16 January 2018, 1:04 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
The same with migrants. We need to deal with the root cause of why someone would risk crossing a treacherous desert or a stormy sea risking death to come to the USA. What is wrong with the country they are in? Is it a shithole? Maybe we can send them some toilet paper, or perhaps even some toilets. Perhaps we can even go beyond the subject of shit and help them to make their countries NOT BE shitholes generally speaking in all aspects of their lives - not just digestion?
Maybe we can investigate WHY somebody living in a shithole goes forth and has 9 children, bringing them forth alive to live along with them in a shithole. Why do people in shitholes have more children (generally) than people who don't live in shitholes? Do the parents just instinctively know that children like the smell of shit? Do children like living in run-down wooden shacks with leaking roofs? If so, why don't the building codes in developed countries require that all child care centers and kindergarten classrooms have leaky roofs and also outlaw the installation of toilets in any building mainly occupied by or for the use of toddlers? Children just love shitholes, right?
The arguments people are making about Trump's comment are just silly and do not address the REAL problem...which is the simple existence of shitholes in the 21st century.
On CARICOM blasts trump’s insult
Posted 15 January 2018, 6:41 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
Everybody is missing the important point here.
The question should NOT be "Is Trump a racist?" Whether or not Trump is a racist does not affect your grocery bill.
The question should be "Why are some countries real shitholes?" An even better question is "Can we improve these countries or can they improve themselves so that they stop being shitholes?"
People leave shitholes all over the world to come to the USA for a better life. Why not stay in their own countries if they are such good countries?
The migrant/immigration problem is exactly similar to the cocaine/heroine problem. We can put more police to cruise poor neighborhoods. We can wiretap drug dealer's phones and get warrants and search their homes and warehouses and arrest them and confiscate their drugs. We can arrest drug users. We've been doing it for decades. Yet, there are still tons of drugs on the street and tens of millions of users.
The same is true of illegal immigration. We can implement E-Verify to combat illegal hiring. We can have officers raid factories and farms and WalMarts and restaurant kitchens. We can have computers in patrol cars to instantly check fake IDs. We can make it near impossible to register a vehicle or get a drivers license. They even require ID now to ride a Greyhound bus. Heck, we can even "Build a wall"
Yet, people still continue and will continue to come to the USA from various shitholes (excuse me, i meant to say "beautiful wonderful countries") looking for a better life.
With drugs...we have to deal with the root cause of the problem and that is why do people WANT to use drugs. What is wrong with their lives so terribly that they choose to inject heroine with a needle to the arm? Once we figure out the why and make their lives better, then they won't desire drugs. But, believe me, as long as their lives are a Hell they will seek drugs and there will be people out there that will take a gamble to try and supply them with drugs.
On CARICOM blasts trump’s insult
Posted 15 January 2018, 6:40 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
Nobody can solve crime with enforcement policies. What is happening is a balancing act of nature. The more babies are popped out, the more bullets the gangstas need to pop out.
There are only so many people that can live on this rock confortably and Mother Nature forbids us to exceed her limit. If we do, then she makes the needed adjustments.
On Mitchell: FNM crime policies have made no difference
Posted 15 January 2018, 6:22 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
Leaking sewerage?
Leaking roofs?
Insufficient stenographer personnel?
Improper filing cabinets that "lose files"?
Causes people to wonder what happens to all those court fees? Oh yeah, I forgot - they are in the "consolidated fund". Oh yeah. That's where they are. Yep. For sure. No problem. Right there sitting next to the VAT money.
On Supreme Court's Civil Registry to be moved due to 'sewer problem'
Posted 15 January 2018, 10:52 a.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
The article says..."...members of the press following a courtesy call from Transport Minister Frankie Campbell..."
So if you are PM and one of your Cabinet members comes to visit you, it is a "courtesy call"???? Or does that only rise to that level depending on their heritage?
On PM challenges Bahamians to prove negative reports wrong
Posted 13 January 2018, 6:10 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
Thar's why at home i always grill my fish. I don't need none of them fry problems :-)
On PM challenges Bahamians to prove negative reports wrong
Posted 13 January 2018, 2:37 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
Bahamians don't care what circumstances they are forced to live under, or even if things might even get worse. Their new motto is "Thank God for life."
That's what their modern slave masters have programmed them to actually believe. Don't try arguing any different with them - their minds are locked on the spin cycle.
On Tourism minister: 'We'll show Americans Fish Fry is safe'
Posted 12 January 2018, 11:19 p.m. Suggest removal
TheMadHatter says...
We don't need any future protecting fund. Our entire country is going to be one giant shanty town before Christmas anyway - so there is nothing to protect. A proposal has recently been put forth to construct a Little Haiti in Nassau and Abaco. This idea will catch on as Bahamians learn more about the duty-free advantages of that lifestyle and will all jump on board.
No way to stop this. Since the new policy on Jan 1st NOT ONE single foreigner has been arrested for working illegally and NOT ONE single employer has been fined or jailed.
This guy is just trying to grab $60M out of a sinking ship before it sinks. I'm sure many pirates stole bullion from sinking ships here back in the old days. Perhaps this guy is an admirer of pirate folk lore?
On Disaster fund's $60m levy: 'You can't afford to gamble'
Posted 12 January 2018, 5:58 p.m. Suggest removal