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tetelestai says...

So a Bahamian father should not be allowed to pass his citizenship to his child?

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!

On Bahamas facing 'eye popping' 100% debt

Posted 27 May 2020, 11:25 a.m. Suggest removal

tetelestai says...

No they will not. Geez, can you at least try to understand economics. There have literally been hundreds of academic studies that show that offshore tax rates are relatively inelastic - i.e., foreigners will not "run off" just because the local government introduces a nominal tax rate. This statement is just false and shows an ignorance of both economics and common sense.
Allen is correct, tax is disproportionate, the wealthy should be taxed more, the ORC's suggestions are nonsensical and discriminatory and - most importantly- are not grounded in any economic fact.
For references: google Richard Heilbronner/ Peter Conti Brown

tetelestai says...

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Actually, hyroicus, he is quite right...and he is among the few that actually understands economic principles.

tetelestai says...

Let us not only blame the government. Our own people, during a referendum,denied ourselves that which you are wailing on the government about. So we deserve every bit the scorn as the politicians. Idiot Bahamians denying themselves citizenship by voting no on the referendum.

tetelestai says...

No need to name shame, Banker. Your comments are usually quite cogent, cabined and mature. No need to deviate from - your usual - high standards.

On 'Park our pride and grow GDP'

Posted 26 May 2020, 4:04 p.m. Suggest removal

tetelestai says...

Dear Mr. Dorsett, for someone who is supposed to be a sports reporter, your article is - in a word - sloppy. Your editor, too, deserves much condemnation for this amateur article.

For instance, young Bastian is quoted as swimming the "50 free" and the "100 breast" and the "200 breast". By any chance could you please advise if we are speaking about "yards" or "meters"? Was it the 100 meter breast? You should know how important the distance is, no - particularly when quoting swimming times? 20.02 in the 50 m free makes Bastian a legitimate medal hopeful. Are we talking about long-course or short course racing? These are important and elementary notes that a "reporter" should include when producing a so-called article.

Perhaps some background info on Bastian. Where did he go to school in The Bahamas? (This could have been a one-line parenthetical).

Maybe a quick quote from young Bastian on how he feels about the accomplishment?

Lazy, sloppy, worthless journalism.

tetelestai says...

Respectfully, bcitizen, no, the government would not save more money. And no, the economy would not be better off (notice, I said the economy, not strictly the government budget - which, actually I am not convinced would be better off either). And no, the country would not be better off.
What you are proposing is political rhetoric and not at all based in economic - I repeat, economic - fact.

tetelestai says...

Moncur, based on your usually level-headed, intelligent comments, surely you are not so obtuse to see that - at the moment - if it were not for the civil service spending money, that this country would be even far worse now than it is. You have to keep the civil service employed at the moment. Once things return to our new normal, then we can go back and "right-size" the service.

tetelestai says...

I guess you have not been paying attention. But the point is not about "essential service" anymore. The numbers men proved, in accordance with the PM's address/emergency orders, that they can offer curbside service, so they should be allowed to open. This is very simple. They should be open.

On Web shops going legal on closure

Posted 21 May 2020, 11:40 a.m. Suggest removal