Hrysippus, I enjoy your posts, too...usually well thought out and not the nonsensical hysterical miasma of foolishness that is pervasive on message boards. Here is where I would like to quibble with you. Sir Lynden has been out of power longer than he was in power (if you count August 18, 1992 as his last day as Prime Minister). Surely, at some point, we need to stop attacking what he has done and recognize that, in this modern Bahamas, we as a group have not done much to change what he did. To me the question isn't, what did Sir Lynden do (or not do as the case may be) but, rather, if he was so awful for this country, why haven't successive administrations deviated from what was done (National Investment Policy, nib, rbdf, rbpf, all basically the same as Sir Lynden left it). To me, that is more of an indictment on us a people than anything Sir Lynden did. So, we should be angry with ourselves rather than him.
Yes, sheeprunner, Sebas should send even more Bahamians to the unemployment line! That will show the government! Not that this will hurt Sebas mind you, his millions are already legitimized, but let's let the Bahamians go. They can be maids at Baha Mar right?
Stop it, Dawes. The moratorium was not the web shops idea. That was put in by government to satisfy Bahamians who believe that these businessmen are the root of all evil.
No one is arguing that government should tax, K4C. You are being disingenuous. The question(s) is whether this (VAT) is the most equitable and/or efficient tax for The Bahamas and/or, whether the increate in VAT to 12% accomplishes that which the present government wants it to accomplish. By the way, the answers to the questions are no and no.
regardless, realitycheck, there is no way that , under the present circumstances, that the Securities Commission would approve an IPO by the numbers boy. Has nothing to do with this specific issue whatsoever.
So what else should the government "prevent"? Should the government prevent the "average Bahamian" (your words) from buying alcohol? Because, after all, that could lead to drunkedness, which is against God? As an average Bahamian, I have a proclivity to spend all my paychecks on fine dining. Should the government limit how much of my disposable income I can spend at Olives? Better yet, as an average Bahamian, I like to waste my money on buying cars. Should the government limit the amount of cars an average Bahamian can buy? While we are at it, can you please define what "afford it" means? Is it 5% of my gross income? 10%? OldFort, you have every right to not support or like gambling, for whatever reason you choose. If I were younger, I would literally enlist in the RBDF to protect your right to feel a certain way about gambling (or any other issue for that matter). However, you, or no one else for that matter, has the right to impose on anyone, average Bahamian or not, how to spend their money (as long as it is legal, which whether you like it or not, gambling, at the moment is legal). And, incidentally, we are all adults here, or so I hope. There is no need to accuse people of being "cretins" just because they disagree with your view point. Maturity and democracy means that we can respectfully and maturely disagree.
John, do not attempt to have a legitimate discussion with Mudda over this issuer. He/She is too blinded by their own opinions to have a sensible discourse. So, in the end, Mudda just resorts to the petulant and childish diatribe of accusing everyone of being "stupid" and "singing for their supper" if their view is against what he/she espouses. Don't waste your time with anyone that cant reason without resorting to insults and illogical nonsense...Mudda must be related to Trump.
tetelestai says...
It is Old Fort 2012. And anyone who disputes this is a raging ignoramus.
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tetelestai says...
Hrysippus, I enjoy your posts, too...usually well thought out and not the nonsensical hysterical miasma of foolishness that is pervasive on message boards. Here is where I would like to quibble with you. Sir Lynden has been out of power longer than he was in power (if you count August 18, 1992 as his last day as Prime Minister). Surely, at some point, we need to stop attacking what he has done and recognize that, in this modern Bahamas, we as a group have not done much to change what he did. To me the question isn't, what did Sir Lynden do (or not do as the case may be) but, rather, if he was so awful for this country, why haven't successive administrations deviated from what was done (National Investment Policy, nib, rbdf, rbpf, all basically the same as Sir Lynden left it). To me, that is more of an indictment on us a people than anything Sir Lynden did. So, we should be angry with ourselves rather than him.
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tetelestai says...
Yes, sheeprunner, Sebas should send even more Bahamians to the unemployment line! That will show the government! Not that this will hurt Sebas mind you, his millions are already legitimized, but let's let the Bahamians go. They can be maids at Baha Mar right?
On Foulkes: We’ll help workers fired from web shops
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tetelestai says...
Stop it, Dawes. The moratorium was not the web shops idea. That was put in by government to satisfy Bahamians who believe that these businessmen are the root of all evil.
On D’Aguilar: Govt won’t move on web shop tax
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tetelestai says...
No one is arguing that government should tax, K4C. You are being disingenuous. The question(s) is whether this (VAT) is the most equitable and/or efficient tax for The Bahamas and/or, whether the increate in VAT to 12% accomplishes that which the present government wants it to accomplish. By the way, the answers to the questions are no and no.
On 70 percent against tax rise in survey
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tetelestai says...
regardless, realitycheck, there is no way that , under the present circumstances, that the Securities Commission would approve an IPO by the numbers boy. Has nothing to do with this specific issue whatsoever.
On Web shops urged to withhold due taxes
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tetelestai says...
So what else should the government "prevent"? Should the government prevent the "average Bahamian" (your words) from buying alcohol? Because, after all, that could lead to drunkedness, which is against God? As an average Bahamian, I have a proclivity to spend all my paychecks on fine dining. Should the government limit how much of my disposable income I can spend at Olives? Better yet, as an average Bahamian, I like to waste my money on buying cars. Should the government limit the amount of cars an average Bahamian can buy? While we are at it, can you please define what "afford it" means? Is it 5% of my gross income? 10%? OldFort, you have every right to not support or like gambling, for whatever reason you choose. If I were younger, I would literally enlist in the RBDF to protect your right to feel a certain way about gambling (or any other issue for that matter). However, you, or no one else for that matter, has the right to impose on anyone, average Bahamian or not, how to spend their money (as long as it is legal, which whether you like it or not, gambling, at the moment is legal). And, incidentally, we are all adults here, or so I hope. There is no need to accuse people of being "cretins" just because they disagree with your view point. Maturity and democracy means that we can respectfully and maturely disagree.
On ‘We’ll tackle any illegal web shops’
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tetelestai says...
John, do not attempt to have a legitimate discussion with Mudda over this issuer. He/She is too blinded by their own opinions to have a sensible discourse. So, in the end, Mudda just resorts to the petulant and childish diatribe of accusing everyone of being "stupid" and "singing for their supper" if their view is against what he/she espouses. Don't waste your time with anyone that cant reason without resorting to insults and illogical nonsense...Mudda must be related to Trump.
On ‘We’ll tackle any illegal web shops’
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tetelestai says...
You also forgot to mention Hubert Ingraham's awful last five years...or are you just concluding that the PLPs were bad politicians?
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tetelestai says...
The stupidity of your post is only matched by your very scatological and, apparently, non-existent, brain.
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