So, in all of your subterfuge and conspiracy theories, you neglected to advise us poor, uneducated folds as to what was up. Would you mind explaining what exactly this was, please?
Mark, the government cannot sustain financing small businesses. No government can. What should happen, instead, is that the government should facilitate policies whereby small business owners can create business without having to beg the government.
You do realize that Jacinda Arden - who took a paycut - makes almost $500,000 a year, right? So for her, taking a "symbolic" paycut means she still takes home over $400,000 per year. Our politicians on average dont make one fifth of her salary. And, no, many leaders did not take a pay cut during this time, so your statement is not accurate.
Average parliamentarian makes an average of $50,000 per year; those with portfolios make an average of $80,000 (notice, I said average - I am aware that an MP who holds a substantive minister post makes slightly over $100,000). source - 2017 Bahamas Handbook. The point, even if they cut salaries that will make no dent at all in our financial situation - none. It is like using a teaspoon to drain the ocean. We did not get to this point because our MPs make $100,000, but rather due to poor education, lack of a strategy for the country and failing to take advantage of a changing global environment. Save the "take a pay cut" rhetoric for the politicians.
1) Greece's civil service had little to do with its situation - false equivalent. 2) Cutting The Bahamas' civil service expenses will have a negligible effect on our budget - just read the darn budget. 3) We are not in this situation because of civil service expenses, but rather due to our totally antiquated and predatory tax laws, our poor education, visionless strategy for our country and failire to adapt to a modern, global economy. Cutting civil service expenses is analagous to treating the cough of an HIV-infected individual. The cough ain't the problem!
tetelestai says...
Porcupine, hasnt Carey spoken out against oil drilling and dredging harbours?
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tetelestai says...
So, in all of your subterfuge and conspiracy theories, you neglected to advise us poor, uneducated folds as to what was up. Would you mind explaining what exactly this was, please?
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tetelestai says...
Can I have a source for that comment please?
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tetelestai says...
I think we are saying the same thing, joeblow, no?
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tetelestai says...
Mark, the government cannot sustain financing small businesses. No government can. What should happen, instead, is that the government should facilitate policies whereby small business owners can create business without having to beg the government.
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tetelestai says...
Which is why we need to revamp our tax policy. I am agreeing with your statement, btw.
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tetelestai says...
You do realize that Jacinda Arden - who took a paycut - makes almost $500,000 a year, right? So for her, taking a "symbolic" paycut means she still takes home over $400,000 per year. Our politicians on average dont make one fifth of her salary.
And, no, many leaders did not take a pay cut during this time, so your statement is not accurate.
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tetelestai says...
Average parliamentarian makes an average of $50,000 per year; those with portfolios make an average of $80,000 (notice, I said average - I am aware that an MP who holds a substantive minister post makes slightly over $100,000). source - 2017 Bahamas Handbook.
The point, even if they cut salaries that will make no dent at all in our financial situation - none. It is like using a teaspoon to drain the ocean.
We did not get to this point because our MPs make $100,000, but rather due to poor education, lack of a strategy for the country and failing to take advantage of a changing global environment.
Save the "take a pay cut" rhetoric for the politicians.
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tetelestai says...
So a Bahamian father should not be allowed to pass his citizenship to his child?
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tetelestai says...
Several inaccuracies in your post:
1) Greece's civil service had little to do with its situation - false equivalent.
2) Cutting The Bahamas' civil service expenses will have a negligible effect on our budget - just read the darn budget.
3) We are not in this situation because of civil service expenses, but rather due to our totally antiquated and predatory tax laws, our poor education, visionless strategy for our country and failire to adapt to a modern, global economy.
Cutting civil service expenses is analagous to treating the cough of an HIV-infected individual. The cough ain't the problem!
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