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ohdrap4 says...

another truly ignorant comment by sheeprunner in 2 days.
you need to take your medication dude.

ohdrap4 says...

maybe because teachers are not paid living wages and have to work longer?

maybe because he would only be replaced with foreigners, whose work permit, YOU want to eliminate?

maybe because of paltry retirement benefits and they have to work longer?

sheeprunner deserves the jackass of the week award.

On School in mourning as principal passes

Posted 30 November 2018, 5:39 p.m. Suggest removal

ohdrap4 says...

the people who buy the numbers do not know how to round it up.
but you could just give the guy half cent credit into an account until it accumulates and you give him a prize.

ohdrap4 says...

there is tho, one thing missing from this article.

they do not issue thousands of work permits to rocket scientists, but hundreds.

the thousands are issued to laborers, so there is where the reductions should come from.

ohdrap4 says...

no, because that is not a barrier to trade.

for example, the environmental levy is an excise tax, the various taxes on a gallon of gas are also excise taxes, so WTO will not cause that to be reduced.

KALIK is more expensive at home because you pay excise tax on it at the time of retail, Those who sell it in Miami do not.

I finally understood why they keep mentioning "sugar tax" in the news. they do not want to let go of the 30% duty on juices.

I bet there will be many more such taxes.

BTW , download the new Frequently imported items brochure, the customs department is actually called: Bahamas customs and excise department.

ohdrap4 says...

the higher markup might come from high business costs like rent , salaries and utilities.

i usually buy computers and their accessories locally because the difference is negligible compared to the courier costs. same with shoes.

however, clothing is a different proposition, especially if one is in need of sizes outside average.

ohdrap4 says...

And, one more thing, they have been talking about WTO accession by 2019 since the election.

why is it that this fella, as former chief negotiator, waited until november 2018 to say something?

ohdrap4 says...

the duties are not fully removed, only reduced to 15% average.

cars for example , are now duty free!!! we no longer pay customs duties on cars. what we pay is 65% excise tax. Aha, full removal of duties.

ohdrap4 says...

for clothing the retailer can get duty free but individuals pay 20% on the courier, that is a significant disparity.

ohdrap4 says...

birdie, did you slip your koolaid into this guy's Monavie?