Comments on: 2016 Population & Housing Census Pre-Report

By: The Original Truth™

The Original Truth™ — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:02:45 +0000

Bermuda is in the top ten countries with the highest population density. The unemployment rate is still 7% while America’s and UK’s are around 4% which makes Bermuda unsustainable for a population influx. Thousand of Bermudian’s have left because of the lack of job and growth opportunities and still, there are a massive 13 THOUSAND PLUS foreign workers in Bermuda. Those Bermudians who were pushed out of the country still have Bermudian status, Stephen. They still have first rights to Bermuda and should be enticed to come back before enticing more foreigners. More foreigners will just increase the number of remittances already in the millions that get sent out of the island yearly. This chart is not correctly done but anyone who can do the math can see that the younger generation is higher in population than the aging. The chart should have had the percentage of 0-17 so to accurately account for the percent that will be joining the workforce.

If business owners want a higher client base than they should get on the government about gouging everyone with taxes and they, in turn, should stop gouging their clients and offer goods and services at reasonable prices. In Bermuda our payroll taxes go one way straight to the government coffers while other countries offer tax returns to those who need them to make ends meet.

By: jty

jty — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:42:55 +0000

2010 population distribution in the doc doesn’t add to 100%. 54 + 31 + 8 + 4 + 4 + 1 = 102.

By: Dready

Dready — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:02:37 +0000

Population in decline dwelling units on incline. Net result, falling rents, house values declining, more defaults on mortgages! Not an attractive scenario for the middle class!

By: Zevon

Zevon — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:51:34 +0000

They aren’t picking up the trash. Why haven’t we been told what is going on?

By: Stephen Thomson

Stephen Thomson — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 01:42:42 +0000

Falling resident population is one of the most critical issue facing Bermuda . No business or country can grow with a falling client base or population. Additionally, our population is aging which means less tax payers.
Bermuda must increase immigration and attract more foreigners to come and live and work in Bermuda.
If we do not, the consequences are massive for those that remain.

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 22:11:34 +0000

It takes a year & a half to compile the statistics for a little town of 63,000 people. Good grief! What are those people doing in that department?

By: campervan

campervan — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 20:04:31 +0000

Falling Res pop. Increasing # of retired (non working) citizens. More dwelling units (more empty) = disaster in the making.
Get on it PLP.