Comments on: ‘Declining Population Increases Cost Of Living’

By: Wake up

Wake up — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:37:17 +0000

If you relying on government to save you, you might as well kick yourself out your house, furthermore the decline in population have nothing to do with increase in cost of living. Inflation is the real issue. And schools still teaching the same bs. “Go school get a degree and a good job” high paying jobs, is being broke at a higher level if you not managing what it is you’ve been given. But thats another story something they probably never taught in that classroom.

By: Donald DeSilva

Donald DeSilva — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:05:37 +0000

I thought the PLP was going to operate a wholesale import company to compete
with other wholesale firms and reduce the cost of goods.
Not so easy to do when you look at the cost of running a business in Bermuda.

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:57:39 +0000

“We “have a demographic challenge in Bermuda” and “if we do not reverse these trends, it will lead to economic disaster for Bermuda,” … a declining population increases the cost of living, an ageing population increases the cost of healthcare and a shrinking workforce puts future pensions at risk.”

Perhaps the PLP Government should have thought about that in 2007 when it drove 5,000 odd high-paying jobs away from Bermuda

By: Fisherman

Fisherman — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:54:19 +0000

EB suggested our Seniors move to Belize. With the money spent by PLP on Treaty’s with countries when EB was Leader, how did/does that help us then/now?

By: Hermit

Hermit — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:42:09 +0000

Maybe y’all haven’t noticed but we live on an island with limited space. Population density is already insanely high. Growth is fundamentally unsustainable, at some point we need to find a way to have a functional, stable economy with a stable population.

Relying on an increase in population is quite literally a pyramid scheme. The young at the bottom of the pyramid support the old at the top. How about we all start living more healthy lifestyles so that the young people don’t have to support the healthcare expenses of all those people who gave themselves diabetes with their forks.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:37:12 +0000

Hasn’t the PLP’s mantra for the past 25 years been, “Bermuda for Bermudians” (granted they defined and redefined the definition of Bermudian to fit their narrative at any particular time) and “Foreigners can go back to where they came from” (which they started to and now seeing the results of that)?

By: James

James — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 23:39:46 +0000

What a surprise!

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:43:40 +0000

Surely our Dept. of Statistics has this information to hand. After all it is a very important number to enable Government to plan and make policy. Wait, never mind ……. Unfortunately it seems that it becomes the same as the $64,000 question, but there is no way there are 64,000 people resident, the number generally loved and used by the Min of Health for example. I’d guess under 60,000, with a greater percentage employed by Government than at any time.

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:23:32 +0000

But isn’t a converted one car garage (without an assessment number) for $2000 a month supposed to be a bargain ?

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:19:16 +0000

You got money for a luxury like takeout food ?
I could feed myself a week’s worth of dinners for that amount .

By: Truth

Truth — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:15:54 +0000

Thank you Observer for highlighting this for me – much appreciated!

By: Truth

Truth — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:14:24 +0000

Housing – rent or mortgage – is the killer, especially if you’re single.

By: Truth

Truth — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:08:02 +0000

Thank you Observer for highlighting this for me – much appreciated!

By: Have you been to New York

Have you been to New York — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 19:53:14 +0000

Same price for a delivery pie

By: Question

Question — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 18:18:02 +0000

We all remember Burch clapping his hands with glee every time a company moved its operations, along with its jobs, elsewhere. And this is where it has lead us. Low population, high unemployment, high debt, high inflation, hotels closed, pension fund nearly bankrupt, and the Finance Minister resigns. Thanks a lot PLP.

By: Burtcoin

Burtcoin — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 16:36:23 +0000

Amen again!

By: Sirjohnsyacoola

Sirjohnsyacoola — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 14:33:57 +0000

I thought this current govt, was going to lower everything ..theyve done completely the opposite. Dreamers!
Flip flop furbert didn’t look hungry tho

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 14:24:25 +0000

I’ll try again. WTF has Burt been doing? We’ve all know this for years. Years. All of us.

By: Observer

Observer — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 13:35:58 +0000

When EUGENE Cox retired as MoF due to illness, Bermuda owed 119 MILION dollars. Paula Cox took over and in the next 10 years our debt soared to 2.5 BILLION dollars. Are you sure you want her running (or further ruining) the country?????

By: Our island (even though I love home) is doomed

Our island (even though I love home) is doomed — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 13:23:57 +0000

Bermuda has neglected and pushed out so many native families that it’s future (if it even has one) is doomed. Bermuda glorifies foreigners while ignoring indigenous men and women who fight to get Bermuda recognition. It welcomes cheap foreign labour despite the local job crisis. It is over for my home Bermy,, RIP

By: Isaac

Isaac — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 13:16:55 +0000

Amen

By: Southampton

Southampton — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 12:50:31 +0000

Why do you think the population is declining? People are tired of paying the expensive prices on this island.
Last night I ordered a 14″ pizza to be delivered. It cost me $43.00 not including the $5.00 tip I gave to the delivery man. That establishment has lost my business.
Just like everything else in Bermuda. IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO LIVE HERE.

By: Jiminey Cricket

Jiminey Cricket — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 12:41:35 +0000

Does anyone have a reasonable estimate of the current Bermuda population? I recall seeing, a day or so ago, Simons of OBA put out a proposed plan to increase the pop by 12000. If so that make me think we are down in 55000 range , and declining !!

By: Rica

Rica — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 12:26:01 +0000

This island is no place to raise children/family. Cost of living is beyond madness. Poor education system, unreliable public transportation, over priced housing and a bag of groceries is exuberant. Bermuda is not an attractive place to reside. Just a limestone graveyard in the middle of nowhere.

By: Unknown800k

Unknown800k — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 12:13:04 +0000

So egomeir, once again has to use the opposition’s ideas. We need more citizens
Voters that dont think this guy is as intelligent as a bag of rocks most be benefiting.
He has no ideas, still I’m opposition mode blaming the current opposition for everything
Clueless all of them, notice the silence from his mps,, guess they’ll Do a bad job for a paycheck and ruin there island home

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 12:11:04 +0000

“We “have a demographic challenge in Bermuda” and “if we do not reverse these trends, it will lead to economic disaster for Bermuda,” Premier and Minister of Finance David Burt said”

Where the f*** has he been? Has he had his head up DREBs a** this long? We’ve all been saying this for years, all of us, economists, the IB community, lay people, Larry Burchall, Grant Gibbons, Bob Richards…we’ve ALL known this for years. We don’t need actuaries to tell us this – it’s simple maths.

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 11:53:45 +0000

Has Premier Burt just realized this? I’m surprised he hasn’t blamed the OBA. There have been warnings for decades about the aging population, not just here but in many countries worldwide. It’s not something that can be corrected quickly and should have been tackled for at least 20 – 25 years as it was inevitable. Same with pensions. Another PLP created emergency due to wanting to win votes.

By: Question

Question — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 10:55:22 +0000

His highly imaginative response to this will be to increase taxes, which will reduce the population further.

By: Truth

Truth — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 10:19:47 +0000

I would like for Curtis Dickinson, Paula Cox and Sir John Swan unite to lead our government.

By: Observer

Observer — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 09:18:13 +0000

There is absolutely no way that Bermuda can solve this problem. The selfishness that exists throughout this community, both black and white, will never allow any new entrepreneurship desperately needed to change the mindset of a community that pulled up the ladder 50 years ago.

By: Stinky D.

Stinky D. — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 04:55:16 +0000

Where is Faye
Pathways to Status