This is a good start and it is in the best interests of the country if this policy of the government ridding itself of as many of these fiscal parasites that we call civil servants as possible continues. They do not create any wealth in an economy but only suck the wealth created by the private sector or live off money borrowed by the government that our children's children will still be burdened with. It would be good to amend the constitution so that no government could expend more than it collected in taxes, no government could hire on government workers in excess of, say, 10% of the total work force available in the country. Also the outgoing Prime Minister's pension should be put to the people in a referendum to choose and not these millions of dollars we have to pay out to corrupt buffoons and their spouses, when deceased, who have totalling mismanaged our economy. A referendum is very unlikely to happen in my lifetime as these politicians have seen what happens to then when one is held, and they want to stay in power more than they want to act righteously.
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force,.............. .... Seems to have trouble setting a course, ....... .. .... A course to avoid hitting rock, cay or reef, ..... .. ... .... To prevent their propellers coming to grief, .... ... .. Ragged Islands the one that causes most pain, . ... ... It seems to get hit again and again, . .......... .. .... ... It will take several million to fix up this boat, . ... ... To patch up her bottom and keep her afloat, ............ .. .... Handheld GPS doesn't cost very much, . .. .... Then we wouldn't be having to bother the Dutch, ......... . I'm thinking these Dutch build a very nice craft, .. .... But for patrolling the Banks they've got too much draft, ......... ... Combine that with a slack skipper and crew, ........... ...... ... And we end up with a troublesome brew.
For several years now NIB has acted like a government owned completely legal Ponzi scheme. It has stayed solvent through the weekly mandatory contributions of every employer and employee in the country. With the "investments" made in Bahamas air and the doomed Bank of the Bahamas combined with the overly generous enumeration and benefits packages given to NIB employees it has been clear to me for years that it would not be able to fulfil it's pension obligations, and I have told this to any who would listen. We need a commission of Inquiry and the prosecutions for malfeasance that should follow. Buying ambulances for the Public Hospitals Authority indeed? I have rarely seen such an act of fiscal stupidity, and they were so proud, all over the front pages. Oh, Yeah, ZNS as well, great investment, or was it?
The PLP liked to promote, ................ ... That way they secured the vote, .......... ... .... Of overpaid and lazy staff, ...... .. ... At election time they had a laugh, . .. .Cos if you dared vote for the other side, . .. .. That government job you had just died.
Bimini to Nassau, the route is over the Grand Bahama Banks to North-west Channel light at top of the Tongue of the Ocean. This is close to the North end of Andros. Sheep Cays are fairly close to Morgan's Bluff. Was in a boat that ran up on a reef there one night many years ago making this same passage. before GPS.
The PLP gave a job to many a crony, .......... ..... Some of them real but many of them where phony.. ... ... Keeping them on is not being reasonable, .......... ...... To ruin the economy is just short of treasonable. ... .... .... Many of our civil servants work as hard as they should, ............. ... But with far too many their attitude's no good, ........ ... ...... When asked to perform they too often will glower, .... ... ....... Expecting a tip and abusing their power, . ... .. ...... Up 'til now they all knew they could never be fired, . .. .... Their position was safe 'til the day they retired, . .. .. .... But no one cared to figure out where the money coming from,, .... ...... With government pension obligations we're sitting on a bomb, .. ... ...... The fuse will keep on burning as long as money we can borrow, .. ... .. ... Nut it's foolish to keep spending like we won't wake up omorrow, .. ... ... ...
hrysippus says...
This is a good start and it is in the best interests of the country if this policy of the government ridding itself of as many of these fiscal parasites that we call civil servants as possible continues. They do not create any wealth in an economy but only suck the wealth created by the private sector or live off money borrowed by the government that our children's children will still be burdened with. It would be good to amend the constitution so that no government could expend more than it collected in taxes, no government could hire on government workers in excess of, say, 10% of the total work force available in the country. Also the outgoing Prime Minister's pension should be put to the people in a referendum to choose and not these millions of dollars we have to pay out to corrupt buffoons and their spouses, when deceased, who have totalling mismanaged our economy. A referendum is very unlikely to happen in my lifetime as these politicians have seen what happens to then when one is held, and they want to stay in power more than they want to act righteously.
On 13 workers terminated from BAIC
Posted 3 February 2018, 5:06 p.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
This present board are not the problem, yet. They have inherited the grievous mistakes of previous boards, in particular the immediate predecessor.
On NIB viability threat exposed by $13.4m 'deficit' on payouts
Posted 2 February 2018, 2:39 p.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force,.............. ....
Seems to have trouble setting a course, ....... .. ....
A course to avoid hitting rock, cay or reef, ..... .. ... ....
To prevent their propellers coming to grief, .... ... ..
Ragged Islands the one that causes most pain, . ... ...
It seems to get hit again and again, . .......... .. .... ...
It will take several million to fix up this boat, . ... ...
To patch up her bottom and keep her afloat, ............ .. ....
Handheld GPS doesn't cost very much, . .. ....
Then we wouldn't be having to bother the Dutch, ......... .
I'm thinking these Dutch build a very nice craft, .. ....
But for patrolling the Banks they've got too much draft, ......... ...
Combine that with a slack skipper and crew, ........... ...... ...
And we end up with a troublesome brew.
On Land ahoy! Too late, Rolly runs aground
Posted 2 February 2018, 2:10 p.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
That's funny, waut is that the correct word, I'm so used to rhyming now......
On Hanna Martin named and suspended from House
Posted 1 February 2018, 8:26 p.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
For several years now NIB has acted like a government owned completely legal Ponzi scheme.
It has stayed solvent through the weekly mandatory contributions of every employer and employee in the country. With the "investments" made in Bahamas air and the doomed Bank of the Bahamas combined with the overly generous enumeration and benefits packages given to NIB employees it has been clear to me for years that it would not be able to fulfil it's pension obligations, and I have told this to any who would listen. We need a commission of Inquiry and the prosecutions for malfeasance that should follow. Buying ambulances for the Public Hospitals Authority indeed? I have rarely seen such an act of fiscal stupidity, and they were so proud, all over the front pages. Oh, Yeah, ZNS as well, great investment, or was it?
On NIB viability threat exposed by $13.4m 'deficit' on payouts
Posted 1 February 2018, 5:59 p.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
$2.4 mill? Good luck with this one, I wonder if he paid his lawyer a retainer?
On 'Flagship' manager hits Scotia with $2.4m claim
Posted 1 February 2018, 5:44 p.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
The PLP liked to promote, ................ ...
That way they secured the vote, .......... ... ....
Of overpaid and lazy staff, ...... .. ...
At election time they had a laugh, . ..
.Cos if you dared vote for the other side, . .. ..
That government job you had just died.
On Promotions rate soared under PLP
Posted 1 February 2018, 10:57 a.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
Lets just shoot the messenger and then everything will be fine and we won't have to actually do anything differently. See, problem solved.
On RBC's middle class mortgage appetite 'severely diminished'
Posted 1 February 2018, 10:41 a.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
Bimini to Nassau, the route is over the Grand Bahama Banks to North-west Channel light at top of the Tongue of the Ocean. This is close to the North end of Andros. Sheep Cays are fairly close to Morgan's Bluff. Was in a boat that ran up on a reef there one night many years ago making this same passage. before GPS.
On Alive – after two weeks adrift
Posted 1 February 2018, 10:36 a.m. Suggest removal
hrysippus says...
The PLP gave a job to many a crony, .......... .....
Some of them real but many of them where phony.. ... ...
Keeping them on is not being reasonable, .......... ......
To ruin the economy is just short of treasonable. ... .... ....
Many of our civil servants work as hard as they should, ............. ...
But with far too many their attitude's no good, ........ ... ......
When asked to perform they too often will glower, .... ... .......
Expecting a tip and abusing their power, . ... .. ......
Up 'til now they all knew they could never be fired, . .. ....
Their position was safe 'til the day they retired, . .. .. ....
But no one cared to figure out where the money coming from,, .... ......
With government pension obligations we're sitting on a bomb, .. ... ......
The fuse will keep on burning as long as money we can borrow, .. ... .. ...
Nut it's foolish to keep spending like we won't wake up omorrow, .. ... ... ...
On Termination of 2,500 from civil service a 'breach of union agreements'
Posted 31 January 2018, 7:02 p.m. Suggest removal