Comments on: Video: Charities On Healthcare Cost Concerns

By: Legal Eagle

Legal Eagle — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 19:00:08 +0000

Please stop the political distractions from this issue of crisis affecting us (especially unemployed/underemployed +seniors)-who will be unable to afford a persons MOST basic need–healthcare!! Govt, pls take the $$ from ‘non life essential’ things like sports/conferences etc that aren’t matters of life+death!! This IS an issue deserving Island wide protests!!

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 15:10:48 +0000

By: inna

inna — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:56:57 +0000

Well being as you cant handle the truth, wouldnt just 10% of that $800m come in handy? Or like Zevon says, even $60m would sure as chite help us out!

The truth is that you dont want to hear the truth. Plain and simple. Healthcare is not the only industry suffering that could use a little boost from the govt coffers. Education is looking to consolidate schools. There is still a hiring freeze on all govt positions.

But, i guess all this sounds just peachy to you! Keep calm and carry on.

By: Huh

Huh — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:01:37 +0000

PLP wrote the history. It bothers me that people like you choose to ignore that the main reason we have the out of control health care costs is the economic conditions created by the PLP. PLP drove people out of Bermuda hence reducing out health insurance base which means health insurance costs have to borne by a smaller population. Hence rate increases. PLP decided to build a fancy new hospital which is simply unsustainable. Hence higher insurance rates. During the boom years (created by external events 9/11 in 2001 and hurricanes Katrina, Wilma & Rita in 2005 both which created huge employment in the Insurance & reinsurance industry but had nothing to do with the PLP), the PLP did NOT recognize that they needed to be prudent with controlling public spending and costs. PLP thought they would never lose an election because their voter base would never leave them no matter what they did. If PLP had been re-elected in 2012 exodus of people that was already happening would have turned into a massive flood and we would now be in an economic depression with massive unemployment, out of control Govt debt, mortgage foreclosures, NO Americas Cup, no new hotels, mergers & acquisitions galore, empty homes & offices, social unrest….

By: Kim Smith

Kim Smith — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:38:31 +0000

I appreciate this group trying to stop this runaway train! We must all be aware that the face of medicine has changed. It is a BUSINESS and the goal of any business is to make money. In that pursuit a lot of people have to get paid and I personally resent the feeling I have that this huge increase in the MRF is mostly to fund the inefficiencies (dare I call it mismanagement?) with the hospital project… and the very high salaries in the executive office. Very pleased that this group are calling for light to be shined into the dark corners of this issue. Thank you!

By: Zevon

Zevon — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:20:42 +0000

The $60m wasted on Grand Atlantic would come in handy now though, wouldn’t it.
And the extra $20m that went missing on the golf course.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:55:19 +0000

Anyone that has a successful business knew and knows, “money makes money”…Bermuda needs money like…yesterday
With such a large debt,(daily interest rates alone are astronomical) so where would you suggest getting the funds that are required if we’re to get out of this rut, join a cartel?

By: 32n64w

32n64w — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:44:59 +0000

The ever-increasing debt is a direct result of the current Government having to feed the economic beast and related financial obligations of the former Governmnet compounded by a material reduction in revenue due to a much smaller tax paying base – which in turn is another adverse effect of the xenophobic PLP’s policy making efforts.

The adverse economic tailwinds of the PLP continue to negatively impact our economy and its bothersome when their talking heads attempt to obfuscate that simple fact as it does a disservice to the voters and their children who suffer and will continue to suffer at the feet of the PLP and their poor leadership.

By: aceboy

aceboy — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:37:11 +0000

Yet people were out PROTESTING cost savings measures the other day.

We were promised a HOSPITAL that would pay for itself. We now have an ACUTE CARE WING that a charity was set up to help pay for and which is now creating spikes in health care cost.

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 06:43:31 +0000

Truly You can not still be using that $800 million line, knowing that was cleared up.

But I guess You too, don’t care about the truth being told.

$800 million missing and NO ONE has been brought before the courts, even YOU can see that YOUR claim is FALSE

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 06:36:45 +0000

You continue to re-write history while ignoring the present

Pound for Pound the OBA has racked up more debt than the PLP during time served. They are proving in front of Your very eyes they are in way over their heads like the PLP were.

It bothers me that people will continue to repeat things knowing they are not true. Painting a section of people in a negative light to further their own cause. FYI “Huh”, Hitler and his crew worked the same angle as You are doing now.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 01:19:12 +0000

It’s absolutely amazing, we see more controversy surrounding “bras on 3 stooges” than on a more concerning subject as this…

By: sonso

sonso — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 23:27:22 +0000

Thanks PLP!!!!

That $800m would come in handy right about now!

By: Huh

Huh — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 22:57:57 +0000

More fallout from the PLP’s 14 years of overspending, borrowing, bloating the Civil Service, anti-non-Bermudian attitudes/policies and building a Hospital we could never, never afford