Comments on: PLP Release 2020 General Election Platform

By: Under the table

Under the table — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:20:54 +0000

Just follow the money! And like a child he is throwing his rattle out of the pram because reputable banks won’t support his vanity projects like gaming which will see money leave Bermudas shores and go to investors overseas (hotel owners)

This is a catastrophic time for Bermuda with a clueless leader at the helm! Sail on Bermuda Titanic!

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:10:55 +0000

Dear Mr. Santucci,

You will hear about that right after you hear that the Government is taking aggressive action to recover the more than $10 million owed in unpaid taxes.

The problem is not the money, it is how well the person owing the money is connected.

By: Recalcitrant

Recalcitrant — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 21:35:12 +0000

Shhh…we need to appear progressive and successful; like we have actually accomplished something…anything…

By: Recalcitrant

Recalcitrant — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 21:30:57 +0000

Shhh…we need to appear progressive and successful!

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 21:16:24 +0000

“This won’t happen as it will hit a large segment of their voter base.”

Do you not remember how the land tax hike they implemented was carefully crafted to have a minimal impact on ‘certain neighborhoods’?
They will make sure that any new or otherwise (massive) tax increase will be equally as carefully crafted. Remember , it’s all about payback and staying in ‘powa’.
Have you forgotten Burt’s ‘make ‘em squeal’ remark ?

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 20:53:16 +0000

I agree with you 100% so why is nothing done? A COI can be set up to look at alleged wrongdoings decades ago yet people are having their savings stolen today. No one cares, but it’s OK to pay a sitting MP thousands of dollars to uncover uncashed cheques in a desk drawer. Put him in charge of recovering the tens of millions of dollars stolen from employees. Is it because there are skeletons among the elite sectors that would cause embarrassment?

By: wahoo

wahoo — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 20:45:03 +0000

Was listening to the radio the other day and a woman with an accent explained that the the plp did not need to produce a platform because their 5 years wasn’t up. According to her the last platform was still relevant and they had another two years to fulfill it? Someone else said we should have a referendum about the airport…I turned the radio off and went for a walk.

By: wahoo

wahoo — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 20:36:35 +0000

Lost? Somehow I think that is the wrong word but politically correct at least and we must measure our words now.

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 20:00:07 +0000

This won’t happen as it will hit a large segment of their voter base. Imagine having rental income taxed. There will be demonstrations on the streets. Don’t expect IB execs to hang around especially when the realty is they can work from anywhere. Places like Cayman will be laughing all the way to the bank.

By: Unbelievable

Unbelievable — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:27:23 +0000

Since the PLP haven’t really done a whole lot since being elected in 2017, shouldn’t this 2020 platform at least be identical to the 2017 platform?

By: Want the best for Bermuda

Want the best for Bermuda — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:19:03 +0000

Game over!!! Time for a change. PLP you have done so well with Covid, but otherwise you have only made it far worse for us. It has to stop. Bermuda is headed in a downward spiral and fast! And then you give out 800k to some loser??? WTF??? Please Bda, time to vote for helping our people, not voting just because if loyalty. Wouldn’t you want your kids to step up and make a change if you saw them being slowly strangled?????

By: Vortex

Vortex — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:54:03 +0000

….”to be replaced by a PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX”

DON’T GO THERE BURT, ITS GAME OVER.

By: dunn juice

dunn juice — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:20:06 +0000

Dont see anywhere in there about that 800k they gave to that multi millionaire producer. Another 800k lost by THIS govt.

By: 700 Jobs needed

700 Jobs needed — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:09:29 +0000

I am sure this platform is well intentioned but what will happen to the 700 people that will be out of a job for 18 months as the So Hampton Princess goes under renovation.

Kinda hard to spin this one.

Ouch Bermuda

By: Duane P Santucci

Duane P Santucci — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:53:08 +0000

I am still waiting on the P.L.P to announce how it intends to deal with the THIEVES we have amongst us, in the form of Employers who steal from it’s Employee’s, This is a an age old problem, where we see no companies being prosecuted before the courts.

We have hundreds, if not Thousands of files still in the Governments possession, of people who have become disadvantaged because of out right thieves of employers who have directly stolen not only from the employee, but also from the public purse, and we continually hear from time to time the outcry, and there are many employees who go through the right channels to have their former employers prosecuted by the Government, but to no avail.

This P.L.P Government has failed the working class who have been hit in this area, and they continually turn a blind eye, and need to be held accountable, starting with the Premier Mr. David Burt as the former Finance Minister and Premier and equally I say that the Present Minster of Finance should not allow this to continue under his remit.

I am sick and tired of their excuses, and it is time that they deal with this, because the problem will not go away, we want to see old cases revived and persons who are guilty of this crime, be brought to full prosecution before the Courts in 2021, P.L.P can not talk about being there for the workers as the Premier stated on Labor day, and blatantly ignore the situation of all these retched thieves among us known as employers.

The Government is being stolen from along with the employees and that is the public purse, so what more do the P.L.P need to address such issues.

By: WillSee

WillSee — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:16:39 +0000

The government is broke.
The tax payers are broke and leaving.
Where is all the money coming from?
Mission impossible.

By: ImJustSayin

ImJustSayin — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 15:44:31 +0000

I wouldn’t put my money in any digital bank even if it was the last and only one on earth. Why is he pushing it so much?