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Date Posted: 14:11:52 02/03/02 Sun
Author: BlahBlahBlah
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Robin Hood mentality
In reply to: YuppiCay 's message, "Wow, it's "Deja Vu all over again"" on 16:19:57 02/02/02 Sat

Indeed a warm welcome to Miss T.

Now to my point for the week. Where do these folks who keep re-electing the cads in the house think the money comes from for that fridge, washer & dryer or driveway/road paving? The cost of the massive pre-election roads paving alone can almost account for the current budget deficit! WAKE UP!!

It never ceases to amaze me how this keeps on going in this day & time. I proposed as a Constitutional issue the requirement that elected officials, and indeed candidates as well be required to file an audited financial statement with the clerk of the LA, prior to being allowed to run for office. It received a less than warm reception by the commissioners. How else are we to root out the rampant corruption in our electoral process? Who else thinks that the amount spent on the 2000 elections had to be 10X to 100X the legal allowance for a candidate? Just in the TV ads alone, and I checked the cost, there was more than the legal amount spent for many candidates, including the "teams" combined allowances. Are we so dumb and blind that we cannot see this? The media houses should be required to disclose the amount received from each candidate as well. Then we could all see the abuses in black & white.

Wake up, my people and smell the absinthe!

Blah

>Welcome to the discssion, miss t
>
>Here we go again! We couldn't afford an $18 million
>hospital, so we got a $48 million (and still counting)
>hospital. Funny how the same "representative" is
>responsible for both?? Fees for medical services to
>rise a total of over 100% in the near future?? I'm
>headed to Miami for my care, thank you! It is already
>far more expensive to seek medical care here as it is.
> I tired to have minor surgery here, and it was to
>cost CI $7500.00. Total cost including travel,
>lodging AND medical expenses in Miami, US $3570.00.
>What's wrong with this picture?
>
>I'm sure the land for the new EE port has already been
>bought, with a nice hefty commission to the seller
>(guess who?) and it is we Caymanians who will be
>footing the bill for the rest of our lives for the
>added costs in delivery of goods.
>
>I agree, it is time to march on the LA and send a loud
>and clear message to the "powers that is" that we are
>no longer going to tolerate the wholesale destruction
>of our homeland. Face it, we have nowhere to go,
>unless we decide to take up residence in the UK or EU.
> Who wants that, when we could have our own quiet
>place in the sun right here.
>
>YuppiCay
>
>
>>yes. we are doomed in cayman. what i don't understand
>>is why the people (caymanian)aren't saying enough is
>>enough and launch a protest. just to clarify this i am
>>a caymanian. while this might not have anything to do
>>with this particular issue i just wanted people to
>>realise that a;; caymanians aren't sheep.
>>
>>here is what i propose: on feb 14, the good heart day
>>-- we all wear white and meeting on the steps of the
>>court house. this will show solidarity against UDP. We
>>need to send a loud and clear message we are not happy
>>with all that is going on behind the scences with UDP.
>>This proprosed dock in east end will be like a
>>elephant around our necks. it will more than likely
>>cost between $20 - $40 mil. that is million. the
>>governorment dismissed the George Town proposal to
>>upgrade the dock saying it was too expensive at $12.5.
>>the question we need to ask ourselves is who is
>>gaining here. apprently the land has been purchased
>>for this dock. don't cry down the press either. since
>>there is not freedom of information act it is next to
>>impossible to do any investiaging reporting. also
>>since people don't want to go on the record they have
>>little choice with the English Lible laws being what
>>they are.

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