Comments on: ‘May Not Seem Much, But Every Cent Counts’ https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:24:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 By: Anbu https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5074308 Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:20:04 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5074308 I wonder if any government worker has been fired or made redundant during this whole “world wide recession” as the plp loves to refer to it as. Or am i wrong that the private sector has taken the brunt of supporting the government financially in that aspect. So forgive us if we arent concerned abt gov losing one day of pay. Better than losing the job entirely dontcha think?

]]> By: Get real https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5073493 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 22:16:01 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5073493 More taxes more lies.
Caroline bay hasn’t paid bermudian workers. No govt support for them.
If we had more people we would have more money
Politics promotes racism
Education system is so bad, the results here would mean ofsted would close all school here
Fire people if they don’t perform, don’t keep them just because they were born here.our kids need good education then they can compete anywhere.
Both parties are awful. Small pond to pick from.
In holland u vote for the person you want. Best brains usually. Then party racism and most dumb politicians are left out.

]]> By: Yes https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072811 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:24:27 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072811 What next

]]> By: thatsBS https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072805 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:15:39 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072805 Unfathomable….Hmmm when OBA were in l stopped seeing FOR SALE signs everywhere, l started seeing an increase in construction and places like Gorham’s were busy.
We actually DID make money at “The Rich Man” yachting event and also gained acres of land to boot.
It was a great idea to give the airport away to manage it for the next 30 years- why are people so pissed-flow of drugs not gonna go your way anymore?
Keep giving contracts to Zane.
Keep throwing the race card every chance you can.
Keep listening to the churches and let some of them HATE PREACH and do nothing about it.
Keep blaming someone else because of color and use the word “Surrogate” every time it suits you.
The World is burning and Bermudians are worried about looking good only.
Grow up Bermuda its not all about you.

]]> By: Yes https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072798 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:09:05 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072798 Good point

]]> By: Yes https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072796 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:07:49 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072796 Agree. PLP can put some money back too

]]> By: thatsBS https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072794 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:05:39 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072794 Wow what a load of crap that paragraph was…..

]]> By: Yes https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072793 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:05:35 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072793 AGREE!! Mine too

]]> By: Yes https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072759 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 10:29:03 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072759 PLP is equally at fault! They’ve helped to create this lingering debt BDA finds its self in.

What is the PLP doing to generate new money for our country? Where is the innovation?

Doesn’t the government have influence on….
What is the BTA doing to support an influx of visitors to the island?
What is the BMA doing to regulate mortgage rates?

]]> By: Yes https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072715 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:42:12 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072715 Don’t believe that one! Checks and Balances of democracy is always

]]> By: Gimmie Gimme https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072328 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:50:47 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072328 Gimmie Gimmie coco bup. Remember that song? Well everybody WANTS but NOBODY is saying where the money should come from. No gold. No oil. No silver. But we want more of everything and not prepared to make cuts without crying like babies. So we have to cut a little here and a little there. Many countries in the world do not have financial assistance and do not cut land tax or have other discounts for seniors. We all have to trim our budgets if not we will loose it all. Gimmie Gimme Coco Bup…..we have no money to give when expenses go up. Only by becoming entrepreneurs will we make ends meet and NOT have to worry about Govt finding the money because it clearly is STUCK and has no alternative but to nickle and dime.

]]> By: STRAIGHTFORWARD https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072315 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:41:45 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072315 Comment

]]> By: pr https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072313 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:41:05 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072313 Well!
This s unbelievable.
America Cup Bermuda, Same sex marriage nonsense,Dunkley endless nonsense, etc.,etc.
What about Pamplin and Richards and their unnecessary spending for Rio Olympics??
Put the money back….give it to government!!
Ridiculous behaviours!!

]]> By: Slipnut https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072298 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:20:15 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072298 They are not finished yet. Like the Tromp supporters, they will fallow him right off the cliffs.

]]> By: Fisherman https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072109 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:35:34 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072109 What is the cost to those on financial assistance that are not Seniors?

]]> By: Fisherman https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072105 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:32:39 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072105 What was the cost of the many Treaty’s that the PLP flew all over to get signed. Did we gain financially, are we gaining financially? Are these treaty’s still valid and again,the reason for them.

]]> By: SweetLoquat https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5072009 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:46:00 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5072009 Government needs the money because Morgan’s Point investors called for their monies back

]]> By: Hmmm https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071997 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:36:24 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071997 Sorry but if you believed black Bermudians would ever vote UBP again you wouldn’t have changed the name to OBA to escape the racist past.

]]> By: STRAIGHTFORWARD https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071986 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:25:34 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071986 Unfathomable, unbelievable and astonishing….. after ALL of the undesirables from O.B.A… from pepper spraying older human beings, same sex marriage stuff ,being shoved down born Bermudians’ throats, to America Cup Bermuda Garbage.NOW…
…PLEASE….quit the political rhetoric…

]]> By: PLPLEADER https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071918 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 17:23:22 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071918 The Voter is right…. That sail boat race made the island no money not 1 job was created or house rented or anything positive for Bermuda. This government understands that the only way to bring us up to the rich boys is to tax them more, with fees like this, and expand the civil service so that all Bermudians have jobs for the government. Tax the private sector until it disappears and expand the public sector, as many people who work in that sector couldn’t work in the private as they wouldn’t keep their job for a week and take 9.6 out of their 10 allotted sick days every year. These OBA supporters and their book educations don’t no nuffin about OUR struggle….. No other country in the world has the same amount of problems as us and its all the OBA’s fault, destroyed our cuntry in 4 years!

]]> By: Smh https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071901 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 17:13:21 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071901 *Yawn*

]]> By: Hmmm https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071882 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 17:00:22 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071882 Didn’t Bob Richards say we had no money lolololo so how did the oba agree to this OMG??????

]]> By: truthertz https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071881 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:57:28 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071881 That’s what I don’t get. Why is the focus solely on seniors (healthcare, land tax, ID cards)? The last budget absolutely decimated my disposable income and I am in no way a senior!

]]> By: Sandra https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071880 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:56:30 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071880 Where was she when the seniors were being peppersprayed?

]]> By: B4 Premier https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071875 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:49:15 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071875 And watch this….those voters are about to depart again because the current government is clueless, tone-deaf and callous.

]]> By: James https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071872 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:48:12 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071872 How many PEOPLE in the near future voting for oba aka UBP. Did you find more surrogates to replaced the ones that left should be the only concern.

]]> By: Voter https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071867 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:44:02 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071867 I wonder if this woman felt the same when her oba aka UBP took 1 day of pay from government workers every month to help pay for a rich boys sail boat race. Did she also say anything when her party signed a 140 plus million + deal on the Carollina Bay hotel. Now the Bermudian voters have to pay for it. Now you understand why the voters departed.

]]> By: Reality Check https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071850 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:29:22 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071850 It’s not only the elderly who are stressed out trying to meet the rising cost of EVERYTHING !

]]> By: inna https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071807 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:49:40 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071807 How many people do you know retiring in the near future?

]]> By: watching https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071740 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:46:41 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071740 These ID cards have no expiry dates and only need to be replaced if lost or stolen. So yes it is an additional cost, but how many people will actually require a new card and on how much of a regular basis? It is unlikely that the majority of seniors will need to replace their cards annually or even every few years.

]]> By: Triangle Drifter https://bernews.com/2019/08/may-not-seem-much-but-every-cent-counts/#comment-5071737 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:43:04 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=905057#comment-5071737 Add the near doubling of the FCPT & the knock on effects that has, the minimum $300/$25PM increase in land tax, skyrocketed health insurance, fuel costs, energy costs & it all adds up.

Not a word about cutting Government expenses though. How is that balanced 2019/2020 budget going? The one that has not paid a penny into the sinking fund while we are sinking.

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