Comments on: PLP Chairperson: The OBA Plans ‘Are Shocking’

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:41:51 +0000

The OBA were massively politically naive. They must have known that the drooling bunglenuggets at Alaska Hall would be all over that part, even they way it was phrased was stupid. Why didn’t they simply say increase arrival/departure taxes? FFS.

All of that said, lost in the noise are some really good ideas around FCPT, shrinking the civil service through natural attrition, loosening immigration requirements and so on.

No one should ever forget, the $7bn of debt and liabilities is entirely on the PLP.

By: John

John — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 14:07:51 +0000

Well put. Cut the waste and redirect those funds to the real challenges. Not going to happen since politics is all about something they want or something they are trying to protect. Not us… Sad.

By: Vortex

Vortex — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 13:00:12 +0000

Agreed, I haven’t seen the MPs fall in line.

Do to them what they are doing to the private sector, strangling International Business.

By: Question

Question — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 11:13:32 +0000

So when the PLP has a $40 TA form with expensive testing and the stupid threat of quarantine, all designed for nothing more than to give $millions to a well-connected software company, that’s all fine. Even though it cost us thousands of tourist arrivals last year.

But when the OBA suggests a simple entry fee in order to reduce other tax burdens, that’s suddenly “shocking”.

By: Shabooh Shoobah

Shabooh Shoobah — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 01:21:20 +0000

The first no brainer step is to cut MP and civil servant salaries by 20 percent and bring them into line with the local private sector remuneration. Then get rid of all the personal government vehicles that the tax payer is funding. Right off the bat that’s 100 million dollars a year saved to at least put a stop to the bleeding and maybe start to put something towards the massive debt. The reality is this will never happen because everyone is in it for the money not for the people they are supposed to serve.

By: Burtcoin

Burtcoin — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 22:27:50 +0000

What an absolute f….n d..k!!!!

By: Hey

Hey — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 21:53:56 +0000

You conveniently forgot to add the cost of building a new airport if the PLP had their way, plus the costs involved in running an airport. You have no credibility you are pushing out soundbite which are false, because you think Bermudians are stupid. PLP are arrogant liars and we are not stupid.