What someone earns as an employee and what they are charged out for are two different things, you do realize that don’t you? well clearly you don’t, Duhh!

Payroll tax, health insurance, social insurance, pension materials… all have to be paid don’t they?. Why not encourage your friend to break out and start their own business. Judging by your ill thought out comment I bet you feel it is someone elses responsibility to create employment for your friend and others (yourself?).

As I said earlier I can’t wait to hear the responses, your comment is typical of the clueless entitled pay cheque earner. SMDH

HAHA!

Get used to it as that is what you and your Party apparently wants. So no crying when the budget is finally unveiled. Just be happy that you and your Party firstly put us in this position and now you are fighting the Government to retain the status quo.

let me know if that comment is for me, thanks.

Privatisation of many Government services which are way overstaffed & inefficient.

Start with sanitation, Transport, W&E, Collection of overdue taxes, vehicle fleet maintenance, education, post office. Plenty more I’m sure.

If you didn’t notice but the most recent labour survey noted the average wage has decreased to $60k which is being driven by the 5,000 jobs lost in the past 8 years or so.

Remind me how many jobs have been lost in the public sector over the same time?

stop awarding contracts to people who owe the government money

chase after unpaid taxes from groups such as hotels who still receive govt concessions

eliminate half the fleet of govt cars – some are merely transport to and from work (95%)with official work (5%) being a by product.

consolidate the workplace- there are far too may ppl who are not even up to the tasks that they are given which by the way are essential to the operational readiness of Govt on a whole….some ppl are dinosaurs in their offices and really get in the way of progress…….basically eliminate the behaviours that waste money.

someone said print on both sides of the paper. the finance minister may not see the value in that action but the mentality that supports single sided printing is what keeps us in the Dark Ages and even that will only get us into the Stone Ages – we are living in the Data Age and operating like cavemen my Bermudians et al.

what boggles the mind is this – the whole budget/furlough day scenario is like a game of Chess (that started the day the furloughs came into play). Govt vs. Inefficiency. the Govt tries to beat inefficiency and in steps the Union who advises Inefficiency and is supported by some Checkers pieces who only can hop forward and back on demand……..the Chess game is thwarted because inefficiency is now on the board with Checkers pieces and it is all muddled up!!!

not once during the buildup up to Stalemate was there any Efficient updates provided to the masses via email (unlike the letter from BPSU President that highlighted all “what we did right” and what the govt did wrong) that was sent after it was too late…

come on guys – raise your level of intellectual morality and show the people that you are a modern aged group on both sides of the floor.

has anyone seen the volume of posts on social media yet this tool is under-utilized keeping the masses in the dark and therby under-educated whilst the “leaders” sit in their offices doing who-knows-what getting paid……..they always resort to the same tactics….come on bro and sis…PICK UP YOUR GAME into the 21st Century of politics and negotiating.

Mrs Vivlyn Cooper once said to me:
there are three things in life you can’t take back

the arrow after it shot
the bullet after it is fired
the word after it has been spoken

one thing is for sure – the unions and government proved that they did not exhaust all measures/solutions/possibilities in the first place in a timely manner that was in the best interests of BERMUDA as there was NOTHING new accomplished but a mere compromise that clearly and evidently could have been reached before this impasse that almost shut the country down!!

this has got to be my favorite suggestion!

Something like $250,000 PER DAY just to SERVICE the debt. Keep that figure in your mind always.

that’s very funny to me… shared sacrifice indeed… the rich get richer

I would pay a 0.5% increase increase on my payroll tax as well.

So much for the ‘people’ huh kunta?

So the price of living should increase further so that Government workers can continue to be paid time and a half?

End the concessions and end the investments as well. Are you going to happy with that?

So now you are also suggesting to end all incentives aimed at priming the depressed private sector so government workers don’t have to contribute 1% more in their underfunded pensions?

Some sacrifice there…

I was surprised to hear of consolidating schools and the Ag show. I went to all public schools and my kids also, whom are still there. I go to the Ag show every year since I child.

AII I am saying is its not right to group everyone together. Every department has their own seperate negotiations. I do not get 30 days vacation per year. Its not right to talk some employees, who have pobably been there well over 10 years, and feel its the same across the board.

All the facts havent been told on both sides. If your loved one was in the civil service on the low pay grades, how would you feel?

Also there are hotel workers and the like, on financial assistance, who are struggling. Yet they still pay taxes like the rest of us.

THE UNIONS HAVE NOT COMPROMISED. Basically, what it seems to come down to is that the union membership has no concept of the economic reality of our country and doesn’t care about anyone in Bermuda other than themselves. How completely and utterly SELFISH.

Here is how to make Money.
[1] put the AG Show in private hands and GET A PERCENTAGE from the Attendence sales.-
[2] increase the tax on Tabbaco products by 15% [ they want to smoke than burn there pockets!
[3] increase the Tax on Alcoholic Beverages.
[4] start a National Lottery ASAP — $10 A Ticket for a Finacial grand Prize
[5] have a full Art Show at the City Hall and charge the Artist,and the people attending – also control the concession booth.
[6] have a all School Talent Show that both Private and Govt,- and charge $15 at the door.
[7] Increase Court Fines – infect put more emphasis on bigger Fines instead of that expensive Prison.

These are just some examples.- has the Govt.run out of Idea’s or somthing!

Got to laugh at the House keeper that makes $35 an hour!!!! is that acturly true! –thats $80,000 dollars a year [ Crazy]

I know that Millions would be saved if all the MP’S took a 20% pay cut.

Uh that’s a seriously dumb idea.

The PLP did similar way back when they first got in, they raised the land tax because “… it hadn’t been raised in several years”. Guess what happened? The increases got passed onto the renters with a few more 000 added no doubt.

Coupled with the booming economy and the growth in expats coming in rents and property values/costs soared. The little man’ just got scr*wed even more.
If you are a renter you’ve just advocated a 30%rent increase for yourself and all others who rent. Nice!!

If you own your own property your ‘idea’ (lol) is self serving, gives you an excuse to raise rents… right? SMDH

Yawn,

The Union wont budge on needed money saving initiatives that effect their members so start the redundancy’s and privatization in the next budget please.

A reality check is needed for the entitled ones!

Other thoughts

1. Offer the Ag Show to the private sector for a one time shot and see how they do? It will likely be a better event, but at least it will continue at no cost to Government.

2. Eliminate extra pay for overtime for say 3-6 months and see what that does to the overtime “needed”. It will either be truly essential and then the rate should be time and a quarter or will disappear and then no rate is needed. Alternatively outsource overtime to a private sector agency who can only staff it from currently unemployed Bermudians.

3. Implement the Sage Commission over the next 12 months.

No not angry at the Govt Official at all, disappointed that it needed to be put forward.

It was put forward because employed CS who are not sharing in the sacrifice want to keep their loaf of bread while the unemployed eat scraps. It was put forward because the Unions hardly gave an inch despite their CS members enjoying perks and bonuses that the Govt cannot afford.

I hope you feel that way when the redundancies start, especially when it affects you?? and or your family members and friends.

But hey we can just say increase revenue by snapping our fingers so it shouldn’t matter.

Yep, however when the Govt Finally gets the guts to and starts making the tough decisions; because they are just playing lip service at this time. When we start to see CS made redundant there will be little to no financial assistance for the former CS-Union members.

Short sighted or what?.