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		<title>By: PAC MAN</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/11/column-hodgkins-on-independent-candidates/#comment-5968817</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ms Hodgkins.

Silence is gold as you aparantly have become busy   you have not responded to collective criticism here, occasionally some helpful thoughts come before you . but not all grass is green in the garden.

 When people go into hiding they become not seen and  not heard .

When elections come around  that  becomes a dfferent story.

  Independent thinking is ok but not ideal .

  Bermuda need a big miracle when it comes to party politics because that  exercise is  one  against another  or 10 against one,  however the one with the most amunitions always wins. 

People to day want and expect more  i am confident about that  as they are hurting cant blame them at all.

 it on the other hand is best to keep your secrets close at hand yet  behind a steel door .]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms Hodgkins.</p>
<p>Silence is gold as you aparantly have become busy   you have not responded to collective criticism here, occasionally some helpful thoughts come before you . but not all grass is green in the garden.</p>
<p> When people go into hiding they become not seen and  not heard .</p>
<p>When elections come around  that  becomes a dfferent story.</p>
<p>  Independent thinking is ok but not ideal .</p>
<p>  Bermuda need a big miracle when it comes to party politics because that  exercise is  one  against another  or 10 against one,  however the one with the most amunitions always wins. </p>
<p>People to day want and expect more  i am confident about that  as they are hurting cant blame them at all.</p>
<p> it on the other hand is best to keep your secrets close at hand yet  behind a steel door .</p>
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		<title>By: PAC MAN</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/11/column-hodgkins-on-independent-candidates/#comment-5968634</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[PAC MAN]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 18:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ms .Hodgkins .
 Greetings  .

  Independant candidates including people, all naturally all have a mind of their own and vote  and make decisions acordingly,  every person is entitled to their opinion or may  face alienation by others.

    &quot; Eleven guys playing foot ball if they do not play as a team they will shortly  lose the game&quot; .

 &quot; Ask ten  diferernt people  the same question , you will get ten different answers&quot;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms .Hodgkins .<br />
 Greetings  .</p>
<p>  Independant candidates including people, all naturally all have a mind of their own and vote  and make decisions acordingly,  every person is entitled to their opinion or may  face alienation by others.</p>
<p>    &#8221; Eleven guys playing foot ball if they do not play as a team they will shortly  lose the game&#8221; .</p>
<p> &#8221; Ask ten  diferernt people  the same question , you will get ten different answers&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: LOL - the real one</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/11/column-hodgkins-on-independent-candidates/#comment-5968611</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LOL - the real one]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You must be petrified...watching your team lose popularity at such an alarming rate.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You must be petrified&#8230;watching your team lose popularity at such an alarming rate.</p>
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		<title>By: PAC MAN</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/11/column-hodgkins-on-independent-candidates/#comment-5968468</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[PAC MAN]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 15:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[INTEREST

  Well that is a funny word which hardly  relates  to the cost of borowing money .

  &quot;The what if game&quot;    The &quot;IF&quot;never really gets explored.

What if , says that interest rates could escalate to  the satisfaction of the lender, after all the lender is at half the risk , the other half is you .
&#039;&#039; What if&#039; we can not pay the lender ?   ther responsibility charged to  ever man woman and child.
 
   Who ,do we have to thank for  as many who  referred to as  a loan  or &quot; MONEY BORROWED ON  TIME&quot;.

  Interest charges escalates the cost  of buying the item in the first  place. 
   You never get that money back.

  Never the less this country is paying alot of interest money out ,as  it all comes out of the taxpayers pocket , GET THIS , where is my interest on my money lent  ?  Oh !  I get to ride  in a pink bus which will never  stop near my door .
  All  this is not silly or stupid  as you may  think   &quot;just stupid will do &quot; as   I now know why my friends go  to work and my pension dries up,  as seniors  have to pay the price also .

   It is for the excitement of paying interest !

       I WANT WHAT I WANT , I COT TO HAVE IT ALL NOW ,I AM NOT PEPARED  TO WAIT.
   

   This is how I could  play the game,  invest money  in say mortgages that is safe enough,  then accumulated  by compounding  or reinvesting  the interest , use that  interest money as  accumulated to buy  that which have   I always wanted, but not needed.  

By the time  that interest payment is  over on our debt  but will  not be  in my remaining life time  and  also those who have created the debt inthe first place ,we would have spent a considerable amount of money with a legacy binding  it all  to our childrens future.

 Can you imagine if the shoe was on the other foot .

 &quot; Don&#039;t hold a burning candle by the wrong end&quot;.

 I am sure by now you may have notices i have not quoted numbers so you just  get half the story ,if that .]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>INTEREST</p>
<p>  Well that is a funny word which hardly  relates  to the cost of borowing money .</p>
<p>  &#8220;The what if game&#8221;    The &#8220;IF&#8221;never really gets explored.</p>
<p>What if , says that interest rates could escalate to  the satisfaction of the lender, after all the lender is at half the risk , the other half is you .<br />
&#8221; What if&#8217; we can not pay the lender ?   ther responsibility charged to  ever man woman and child.</p>
<p>   Who ,do we have to thank for  as many who  referred to as  a loan  or &#8221; MONEY BORROWED ON  TIME&#8221;.</p>
<p>  Interest charges escalates the cost  of buying the item in the first  place.<br />
   You never get that money back.</p>
<p>  Never the less this country is paying alot of interest money out ,as  it all comes out of the taxpayers pocket , GET THIS , where is my interest on my money lent  ?  Oh !  I get to ride  in a pink bus which will never  stop near my door .<br />
  All  this is not silly or stupid  as you may  think   &#8220;just stupid will do &#8221; as   I now know why my friends go  to work and my pension dries up,  as seniors  have to pay the price also .</p>
<p>   It is for the excitement of paying interest !</p>
<p>       I WANT WHAT I WANT , I COT TO HAVE IT ALL NOW ,I AM NOT PEPARED  TO WAIT.</p>
<p>   This is how I could  play the game,  invest money  in say mortgages that is safe enough,  then accumulated  by compounding  or reinvesting  the interest , use that  interest money as  accumulated to buy  that which have   I always wanted, but not needed.  </p>
<p>By the time  that interest payment is  over on our debt  but will  not be  in my remaining life time  and  also those who have created the debt inthe first place ,we would have spent a considerable amount of money with a legacy binding  it all  to our childrens future.</p>
<p> Can you imagine if the shoe was on the other foot .</p>
<p> &#8221; Don&#8217;t hold a burning candle by the wrong end&#8221;.</p>
<p> I am sure by now you may have notices i have not quoted numbers so you just  get half the story ,if that .</p>
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		<title>By: PAC MAN</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/11/column-hodgkins-on-independent-candidates/#comment-5968463</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ms. Karen Hodgkins.

    I AM A TAXPAYER   AND I  DESERVE SATISFACTION.

   BERMUDA IS A BUSINESS.

  I would not like to see any more laws and   I and many others do no appreciate being  controled  or dictated too.

  The way things look politically  an financially today  Berrmuda is not  in for any golden awards, any time soon.

  Bermuda is in crisis  mode , with respect to the national debt   and other  financial  loan commitments.

 We all  are living on borowed money and   that is not healthy.

  If money were dynamite we don&#039;t have a enough to bow the skin of the rice pudding. 

 The mere thought of  being Independant  in any shape or  form  other than  peoples thinking , puts a heavy burden those  who  chose to continue  on that route  and stay here , even  during good times ,when there is money in the bank.

   Simply because the future is not promised  .

 Frankly in my oppinion , I do no see any hope of recovery  in the near future ,when people who have had enough the just  up leave simple because the see no future.
  
  During the reign of Queen Ann she was told there is no bread she replied  let the eat cake .

  This  Inflation has put a lid on future prosperity.  

 Bermuda business went money crazy ? Bermudians are  now taking a thrashing !
 Because we are totally independent on the USA virtually for every thing.

 This country as you are no doubt aware is subject a very large debt, just  covering  the interest alone put a heavy burden on the taxpayer  who are more than likely subject to a car loan or home mortgages with children to educate and  both parents  forced to work .

  Front Street is an   Alcholics  Paradise ,and is not booming like it used to be,  the romance of beautiful Bermuda has gone.

 Frankly, we have virtuall nothing to sell except a room on the third floor with a number on the door .

 You no doubt are aware the  Bermuda is in competion with other destinations. they are stealin our gravy.

 Further gloom and doom world  further sink Bermuda would be a cat 4  Hurricane,this island would be devastated.

We just can not borrow any more money to buy slate for the roof.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms. Karen Hodgkins.</p>
<p>    I AM A TAXPAYER   AND I  DESERVE SATISFACTION.</p>
<p>   BERMUDA IS A BUSINESS.</p>
<p>  I would not like to see any more laws and   I and many others do no appreciate being  controled  or dictated too.</p>
<p>  The way things look politically  an financially today  Berrmuda is not  in for any golden awards, any time soon.</p>
<p>  Bermuda is in crisis  mode , with respect to the national debt   and other  financial  loan commitments.</p>
<p> We all  are living on borowed money and   that is not healthy.</p>
<p>  If money were dynamite we don&#8217;t have a enough to bow the skin of the rice pudding. </p>
<p> The mere thought of  being Independant  in any shape or  form  other than  peoples thinking , puts a heavy burden those  who  chose to continue  on that route  and stay here , even  during good times ,when there is money in the bank.</p>
<p>   Simply because the future is not promised  .</p>
<p> Frankly in my oppinion , I do no see any hope of recovery  in the near future ,when people who have had enough the just  up leave simple because the see no future.</p>
<p>  During the reign of Queen Ann she was told there is no bread she replied  let the eat cake .</p>
<p>  This  Inflation has put a lid on future prosperity.  </p>
<p> Bermuda business went money crazy ? Bermudians are  now taking a thrashing !<br />
 Because we are totally independent on the USA virtually for every thing.</p>
<p> This country as you are no doubt aware is subject a very large debt, just  covering  the interest alone put a heavy burden on the taxpayer  who are more than likely subject to a car loan or home mortgages with children to educate and  both parents  forced to work .</p>
<p>  Front Street is an   Alcholics  Paradise ,and is not booming like it used to be,  the romance of beautiful Bermuda has gone.</p>
<p> Frankly, we have virtuall nothing to sell except a room on the third floor with a number on the door .</p>
<p> You no doubt are aware the  Bermuda is in competion with other destinations. they are stealin our gravy.</p>
<p> Further gloom and doom world  further sink Bermuda would be a cat 4  Hurricane,this island would be devastated.</p>
<p>We just can not borrow any more money to buy slate for the roof.</p>
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		<title>By: iyiyi</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/11/column-hodgkins-on-independent-candidates/#comment-5968462</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lets hope more of the diversity continues with more choices to break up this monopoly that we currently have , if it takes baby steps for Bermuda to move forward and for the voting public to realize that it is the person not the party to vote for.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lets hope more of the diversity continues with more choices to break up this monopoly that we currently have , if it takes baby steps for Bermuda to move forward and for the voting public to realize that it is the person not the party to vote for.</p>
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		<title>By: Marta</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/11/column-hodgkins-on-independent-candidates/#comment-5968430</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe her position was taken by Vance when he left the PLP? LOLOLOLOLOL.

I dont hear of anyone running TO the PLP? Do you?  OBA is growing, FDM is Growing, and we have more Independents running but nobody seems to want more PLP?  Are they?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe her position was taken by Vance when he left the PLP? LOLOLOLOLOL.</p>
<p>I dont hear of anyone running TO the PLP? Do you?  OBA is growing, FDM is Growing, and we have more Independents running but nobody seems to want more PLP?  Are they?</p>
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		<title>By: Eyes wide open</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/11/column-hodgkins-on-independent-candidates/#comment-5968424</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eyes wide open]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 01:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This flipflop was all oba. Anyone know why she&#039;s left the party.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This flipflop was all oba. Anyone know why she&#8217;s left the party.</p>
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		<title>By: watching</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/11/column-hodgkins-on-independent-candidates/#comment-5968408</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[watching]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOL! Hardly!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LOL! Hardly!</p>
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		<title>By: Mixitup</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/11/column-hodgkins-on-independent-candidates/#comment-5968406</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mixitup]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And when one or two MP&#039;s get the wind up their we&#039;d be having full elections every 9 months?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And when one or two MP&#8217;s get the wind up their we&#8217;d be having full elections every 9 months?</p>
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		<title>By: Oh wow</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/11/column-hodgkins-on-independent-candidates/#comment-5968400</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Oh wow]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Political party’s are also slow to get the job done&quot;

BUT SHE WAS THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE OBA NOT TO LONG AGO. What happened Karen did they kick you out the door? LOLOLOLOL]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Political party’s are also slow to get the job done&#8221;</p>
<p>BUT SHE WAS THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE OBA NOT TO LONG AGO. What happened Karen did they kick you out the door? LOLOLOLOL</p>
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		<title>By: Triangle Drifter</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/11/column-hodgkins-on-independent-candidates/#comment-5968396</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Triangle Drifter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh my, someone is watching support for his green team threatened.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh my, someone is watching support for his green team threatened.</p>
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		<title>By: watching</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/11/column-hodgkins-on-independent-candidates/#comment-5968382</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[watching]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is this Independent candidate part of the Independent Party?  Or is she an independent Independent?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is this Independent candidate part of the Independent Party?  Or is she an independent Independent?</p>
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