Yes. And government is doing its part by employing more people than any other employer in Bermuda.

“The Bermuda government has to have money in reserve ”

Nice thought, but the fact is that at the rate the PLP Government is spending money we might well have to borrow to make our next loan payment.

We are a small island with a big budget andmany mouthes to feed ,also ,it is said that Governments budget allocations to the various ministries are way too big and some instance administration is over the top .

It is very easy to prove me wrong just do it . now what !
as they will will wake up tomorrow it to face it all over again .

I see budget alocation appeat to be 100% used up, right down to the last penny, with no attempt to reduce costs fearing they would receive less for the following year and that they would have to tighten their belts.

FACT : The Bermuda government has to have money in reserve we all learnd that from covid next year it may be Piaka or Confadeedes.

We have some departments we do not even need they could they be there just to creat enploymemt not to mention the some Government ministries are caught up in this infation nightmare, remember Government is a business this is were the tax payer will usualy say as they always do ” We have a Government we can not afford” because it is in reality we have a Government which is strugling to make ends meet ,you can also bet this inflation has hit them hard.
Let me slip this one in here , there is no middle class being the back bone of every society you can bet that they did no get rich overnight .
Ok we do not live in a perfect society the cure is 200% to 400 % duty on alcohol that will solve all the common problems in the blink of an eye some sports clubs will go under it either them or us take your pick .

We are living in a two tier economy which does not effect the rich who make money while the rest of the island sleeps they cannot stop the wheel turning even if they wanted to .

The rich and to poor socety this is were the rich get richer and the poor get poorer that relates to ability talent and education opportunities, Bermuda has a drivese population of some very talebted people thank the our lucky stars for that . there are some areas we are short of mechanics

Government is the bigest employer of dead wood and also those who swing the lead as we have eyes also recognizing Government high end employees have exception qualifications and abilities an well worth every penny paid to them.
There is an imbalance in Government which i will not dwell on, because !
May I offer a suggestion here as there are some department which have to go in order to reduce the tax burden i am sure it is known know what they are.
unfortunately we are presently living in the worst time and have to be flexible
would i want the job as a legislator no thank you as i could take the abuse and the tank less greatitude.
you can treat that as motivation to do your very best in the for years allocated .
Some of you one liners are looking for my computer to make catastrophic some spelling or gramatical errors it happens all the time eventually you get used to it . So ! it is not how you say it ,is what you say with good intent is all that matters .

The answer to that is ” Are we intoxicaterd by the exuberance of your own verbosity ?.

I guess that he only needs to fool some of the people all of the time to get re elected.

So our inflation rate is less than the 3.2% to 3.3% inflation rate in the United States?