Yeah, right. And the unemployment rate in the Bahamas is less than 15%. LMAO

The government's failed economic policies will soon be forcing many Bahamians to use sea grape leaves to wipe their butts with after taking a good dump. But the cruel likes of Davis and Cooper will always be able to afford the finest soft fragranced Charmin to wipe their own butts with.

Auditor General Terrance Bastian should have called for the end of the Bahamas Travel Visa Programme. Just another needless and most frustrating taxation scheme.

A cheque for that amount doesn't even come close to covering the costs of all the lavish trips made by our corrupt politicians in recent years to attend UN events of one kind or another. And we can expect UN related travel costs of our government officials to soar now that Fweddy Boy Mitchell is once again a cabinet member.

And national insurance contribution rates to boot! Mark my word.

That will never happen because Davis and his 'wife', not to mention Fweddy Boy Mitchell, love lavishly partying with a huge entourage of their friends in far flung places like Dubai. And all at the taxyers' great expense!

Davis blowing plenty hot air here.

Our corrupt and most cruel politicians of both the PLP and FNM persuasion have always taxed to the max the very things most of us cannot do without in our lives, and food is right up there at the top of the list of the most heavily taxed items. They have done so to get the tax revenues they need to pay for and continue growing the grossly over-bloated and unproductive civil workforce they have created.

Without a shadow of doubt our elected officials are the most cruel people in our country today. No matter what, they will continue taxing food to the max so that they can continue handing out government jobs, government promotions, government benefits, government allowances, etc. to their perceived supporters, many of whom will soon find that they too can no longer afford meats, vegetables and fruits.

With the stroke of a pen the Davis and Cooper led PLP administration could significantly drive down the cost of food simply by lowering the more than 35 cents in taxes that government effectively takes on each and every dollar we spend on food today. But you can be rest assured this will never happen no matter what cruel Davis may promise.

And the next thing this most cruel Davis and Cooper led PLP administration will be doing is significantly increasing national insurance contribution rates. Mark my word!

Amen brother. And many business owners today are struggling to make any profit at all from their toiling effort to keep the doors of their business open so that our corrupt politicians can afford to lavishly party with a huge entourage of their friends in far flung places like Dubai.

You're so right. The extremely high level of aggregate taxes on food is a major contributor to our outrageously high food prices. See my reply to @242realdeal's astute post above.