The present system of taxation through the use to import duties was conseived by the 40 ! decades ago, this system caters specifically to favour the wealthy who pay the same un proportional import duty rate as the less fortunate. Aditional Taxation places a further burden,and we dont even have a Navy.

It must cost a bundle to colect the present taxes.

The entire slipery slope tax system needs to be carefully re visited

Governments should not break the back of the people.

The office mail girl and other low income groups also suffers the reality of payrol tax which does not leave much left for them to suvive on , while others, could take the afternoon off for a round of golf.

If the present Government is the Government of the people, I doubt if the present revenue policies serve the peoples needs.

They are not the Government of the few like in the good old days 60 years ago.

The Town hall meetings of which there are few and far between give the people a voice ,only if properly organised.

Becoming a MP is a 25 hour a day thankless job with responsibility beyond the wildest dreams.

No body want the PLP or the OBA to fail if by doing so we all fail.

The constant bickering get us no where, no body is perfect .

Want better Education ! Place a Parent in every public school classroom .

“We all reach the the level of our own incompetance.” and we all have are own special tattents.

Why were so many questions”pushed under the rug”.

Mr Premier what right does the Government have by controling peoples eating habits by using the instrument of taxation to increase revenue and flogging the wrong horse.

By introducing this unfair sugar tax on people when we all know that you have to control spending and deal with the national debt.

I see this policy as a dis service, as not every one is fat, and not every one has lost control.

Our tourist visitors are beyond political control as they come here for a good time and for a day in the sun.
by increasing visitors arrivals increases revenue and improves the economy by incorporatingcseasonal rates.

People who have Medical issues are under the advice of their Doctors and not that of newely elected politicians.

There are many packages food items containing carbohydrates ,sugar and salt, why did red meat and chicken containing fat and chemicals get under the radar , virtualy all foods unless consumed in moderation along with the lack of exercise can cause excessive weight and health problems.

The Political agenda forged by the likes of Preserve Marriage and the PLP was a deliberate plot to deny equality to the #LGBTQ community.

They used #fakenews and #fakefacts to try and convince the world that 68% of Bermudians are against same-sex marriage. That #Bermuda is a bold-faced lie.

To win TWO Supreme Court legal challenges is not enough for the 38 year old Bermuda Premier who says he does not spend any time on this matter…… He says he is executing his partys platform. A platform that deliberately discriminates against a minority. Indeed he has attempted to “execute” #HumanRights and marriage equality for the #LGBTQ community.

Burt can appeal, but he will LOSE in the Privy Council and will have spent $ 2 million of taxpayer $$$$$ to deny equality, when he should be spending that money on scholarships, a dire education system. seniors, healthcare and more. But to spend taxpayer $$$$$$$$ on denying equality is a disgrace.

Mark Pettingill has it right:
Mr Pettingill asked the Government not to go down the expensive appeal route and instead to draw a line under the debate.

He said: “The judgment is so legally sound, that it would be folly for the Government to launch an appeal. It should be over. If common sense prevails, it should be.”

He added the judgment, which ruled that the DPA went against a constitutional right to freedom of conscience and a provision against discrimination on the basis of creed, as “one for the ages”.

Mr Pettingill said the decision reflected Bermuda’s “excellent judicial process” and a “democratic system that is working very well”.

He added he was pleased that Mr Justice Kawaley picked up on a comparison he made to the days of racial segregation when black people were allowed to enter theatres but had to sit in different seats to white people.

Mr Pettingill said: “This was always the crux of my case. What the Crown tried to argue was ‘but you still have … all of the same legal rights, what are you complaining about?’.

“The argument back then was: ‘you still get to see the movie, we just don’t want you sitting in the same place’.

“This was ‘you still get to have a legal relationship that the state is calling a domestic partnership but you can’t have marriage, even though other people can’. It’s a perfectly analogous situation.”

So, what you’re saying is, so far, he’s been a complete failure. He should step down and let a qualified person take the helm. His ship is sinking fast.

Not good enough

SO… “executing” and legislating against #LGBTQ marriage equality seems to be the course for @Bermuda – SAD