Sparky? Ministry of Sports? Man that cold cold....

Someone always wanted bad to be a politician,, ... .. .. ..Hardly working much at all became his life's ambition. . ... .. .....And when he found out you got two free meats for lunch.. .. ...He put aside those stories by Ivan in The Punch... . .. . . .Because no one will remember why he left that radio prime time show...... . . ... Did the have to compensate him when they finally let him go? .. .... .. .And now he's on the Gravy Train, no work and lots of pay. . .. ..I shall be very interested in what he's got to say. .. .. .. ..For instance coke addiction, should that mean time in jail? . . ... .. Or should just be all forgotten like a closed book fairy tale? . ...sigh.

The reason, I believe, is this; there is just too much liquid money, cash, floating around and the banks do not need or want it. sucessive governments have increased protection to borrowers who hold mortgages and thus the mortgage lending market has become increasingly unprofitable and so undesirable to the banks. As the banks can no longer make a profit lending out deposited funds they no longer want them. The extremely high cost of employing people means that the banks do not want you dealing in person with a high cost employee but do want you to do your banking transactions on line where they are automated.

It is time to talk frankly about the state of NIB, ... .... ... the fund is a complete disaster as everyone can plainly see, . ..Set up years ago by Pingling to buy the retirees vote, . ... ...It is now like paying money to a horse race track side tote, ..... Like betting your retirement on a failing horse. ... ...That is so old and tired it can't make it round the course. ''
Buying unsold government bonds is what the fund has mainly done..... .... ... .. .. .... And shares in BOB bought surely just for fun. ... ... BOB's a slush fund to help them cronies out,.. ... ... ..NIB is about astransparent as a glass of Guinness stout. sigh.

Socrates. It takes money to run a business, primarily expenses and interest on loans. If, and this is an example only, it takes 5% of gross turnover to meet the costs of running a gas station then as the net profit as a percentage of turnover decreases then it will reach a point where the business is not meeting expenses and becomes uneconomic.

Translation from government bureaucratic doublespeak: "Everything is on the table." = "we do not have a clue what to do,"

The churches think they above Caesar's law..... .. ...'Cos they see what Yawhu saw..... So fill my church and sing that hymn. ......And that collection plate up to the brim.....These businesses are are a going concern,........... To maximize the coin Pasta can earn... ... ...And if congregations must suffer so,.... ..Then church goers reap just what they sow...... sigh,

Pension payments in six years will cease; ,,,,, But insurance rate will not increase,,, ,,, ,This is good news for those elected.... ... ... As their pensions are not effected... .. ... .... The Politicos pensions come from the General Fund... .. ... .....The decision thus not too profound...... ... ... .. What ever happen to grassroots down the line....PM can say; "Well, I gots mine.".. . ... .. ..And what happens with I really don't care, .. .. Since I'll be retired it's not my affair,,, ,,, ,,Sigh.

This national insurance board, ... ..Lends out more than it can afford,. ...Propping up a failing bank, ... ... ....Like climbing on the Titanic as it sank...... .... ..Or lending monies to Bahamasair.......That disappears like my receding hair...... .... ...And paying their staff more than they need,............ . ...And plenty unemployed to feed........ ... Forty nine years of mismanagement... .. ... ..They have wasted most that we contributors lent........Sigh...

Yes TollRussell, it does. It is interesting to note as well that BAARK is at essence the creation of one ex-patriot who being a resident was not granted the right to work and so turned her considerable skills and energy to tackling the stray dog overpopulation. Just think what could have been accomplished over the last decades by the hundreds of ex-pats who have been denied the opportunity to contribute due to our collective xenophobia and government intransience.