Dear Editor,
When will we, as a nation, begin to stand on our own feet instead of looking for a benefactor to solve our problems? When will we come to the conclusion that our problems are of our making and therefore we are the only ones who can
solve them?
The Chinese cannot and will not solve our problems. Reliance on the Chinese currency is not and will not be the solution.
The solution begins with 1. Law and order; we need laws that make no distinction between the handcart man and the prime minister, everyone equal under the law. Laws that protect the environment and expand individual rights through the establishment of independent democratic institutions.
2. Respect for private property; get rid of the oxymoron squatter rights. Rid the country of praedial larceny and its supporters. If you want to "eat a food", let it be from the "sweat of your
own brow".
This Goat Islands logistics hub project is "hooking-up" with Chinese money. We need to usher in new industries while promoting competition. Competition is the job-creator, not a new minister, not foreigners building a port for us. Give real support to education and scientific inquiry. We have 87 per cent of Jamaicans who earn a university degree eventually leaving the country. These are our best and brightest, the risk takers and the job creators. We need them.
Establishing these two basic tenets is the only path to economic prosperity: law and order and respect for private property. All the prosperous democratic nations of the world have both. Do the Chinese? Think on it.
Barrington Murray, MD FACOG
barrington.murray@gmail.com
What is the cost of the Chinese currency to Jamaica?
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When will we, as a nation, begin to stand on our own feet instead of looking for a benefactor to solve our problems? When will we come to the conclusion that our problems are of our making and therefore we are the only ones who can
solve them?
The Chinese cannot and will not solve our problems. Reliance on the Chinese currency is not and will not be the solution.
The solution begins with 1. Law and order; we need laws that make no distinction between the handcart man and the prime minister, everyone equal under the law. Laws that protect the environment and expand individual rights through the establishment of independent democratic institutions.
2. Respect for private property; get rid of the oxymoron squatter rights. Rid the country of praedial larceny and its supporters. If you want to "eat a food", let it be from the "sweat of your
own brow".
This Goat Islands logistics hub project is "hooking-up" with Chinese money. We need to usher in new industries while promoting competition. Competition is the job-creator, not a new minister, not foreigners building a port for us. Give real support to education and scientific inquiry. We have 87 per cent of Jamaicans who earn a university degree eventually leaving the country. These are our best and brightest, the risk takers and the job creators. We need them.
Establishing these two basic tenets is the only path to economic prosperity: law and order and respect for private property. All the prosperous democratic nations of the world have both. Do the Chinese? Think on it.
Barrington Murray, MD FACOG
barrington.murray@gmail.com
What is the cost of the Chinese currency to Jamaica?
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