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joeblow says...

Contraception and education are the two things that could reduce rates of poverty in this country, but too many people don't want either although they are basically free!

joeblow says...

All sensible employers (businesspersons) will make concessions and pay more to keep good productive staff. It is the scarcity of good workers that will keep the minimum wage low or encourage layoffs to minimize losses to businesses.

On Missing point on minimum wage

Posted 20 August 2019, 8:49 a.m. Suggest removal

joeblow says...

... it is more likely that someone will get promoted!

On Haitian embassy reputation 'stained'

Posted 20 August 2019, 8:46 a.m. Suggest removal

joeblow says...

It seems %1000 duty on items of interest should solve the problem!

On Childhood obesity sparks drinks ban

Posted 20 August 2019, 8:17 a.m. Suggest removal

joeblow says...

What use is a new hospital with the same staff, work ethics and attitudes?

On Sands’ plan for major new hospital

Posted 20 August 2019, 8:15 a.m. Suggest removal

joeblow says...

For the amount of money that has been spent on and by BEC/BPL over the past 15 years, these disruptions in power supply should NEVER happen!

On ‘BPL’s neglect will be fixed’

Posted 20 August 2019, 8:15 a.m. Suggest removal

joeblow says...

While $210 is quite a low pay scale, qualified people will not work for it and *many* others who do work for it are overpaid. Just visit a business where you have entry level workers including fast food places and you can see that they should be the one's paying their employers for giving them an opportunity to work.

Secondly, a price wage increase will force layoff in low paying jobs. Its better for a business person to let one employee go and divide that salary between workers left while trying to improve productivity!

Lastly, if we can get our people to take advantage of their high school education, learn some manners, stop teiffin' your bosses time and goods and stop having children without higher level education, employers might be willing to pay a little bit more without being forced by government!

joeblow says...

All children with cancer should receive help!
Noticeably absent from the discussion is presence of his father!

On ‘Help our boy with cancer’

Posted 2 August 2019, 12:39 p.m. Suggest removal

joeblow says...

It seems very unlikely that both police AND Immigration would coordinate an operation in the early morning hours, without active intelligence. I would expect a more investigative editorial that seems less like a one sided propaganda piece! Whatever happened to giving the benefit of the doubt!

joeblow says...

... but over budget!