Dear Editor,
A request from our nation's leaders to tighten our belts and freeze our wages is unethical, it would seem, if we need to beg them to freeze their wages also.
Every bill and loan is spelt the same way. Why should civil servants be expected to run the full gamut, and the leaders not join them? This is unfair.
Painstakingly we twist, twirl and pinch our meagre income to accommodate our needs. How dare our leaders try to squeeze every last drop of hope from us and idly sit by and watch it dissipate into thin air? Must we walk around like zombies in this, Jamaica land we love?
Our leaders continue to enjoy a high standard of living and resemble overfed cows with guts too large for their own body frame. But our pride and resilience will not be broken by them; we always manage to find a solution.
Let's not forget the many millions wasted on new vehicles and abandoned projects that could provide funds to repay the IMF or be used to fuel the economy. And so many wasted billions on structures not being utilised, unregulated contracts and handouts.
This nation is bombarded from every angle with lies and deception, the cycle seems to be unending. Will any of our leaders stand up with honesty and integrity and operate from that level, functioning in that capacity within which they were elected?
Tell me, Jamaica, did our leaders even think their benefits could be frozen alongside those of civil servants? We elected them to watch over the country's affairs with dignity and pride, but instead we have to walk with our heads hung in shame. Their behaviour is sickening and distasteful!
Our leaders need to remember that we elected them to serve and, as a nation, we can call for their resignation at any time. It is grossly unfair to ask us to sacrifice ourselves, while they all relax, sippig champagne as they laugh at us lesser mortals. Of course we don't begrudge them, the so-called elite group, but please allow us to enjoy, every now and then, that which we work for.
Be warned that life is a cycle and it will come around to you one day,
A Moses
mokitchens@yahoo.com
Leaders, where is your sacrifice?
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A request from our nation's leaders to tighten our belts and freeze our wages is unethical, it would seem, if we need to beg them to freeze their wages also.
Every bill and loan is spelt the same way. Why should civil servants be expected to run the full gamut, and the leaders not join them? This is unfair.
Painstakingly we twist, twirl and pinch our meagre income to accommodate our needs. How dare our leaders try to squeeze every last drop of hope from us and idly sit by and watch it dissipate into thin air? Must we walk around like zombies in this, Jamaica land we love?
Our leaders continue to enjoy a high standard of living and resemble overfed cows with guts too large for their own body frame. But our pride and resilience will not be broken by them; we always manage to find a solution.
Let's not forget the many millions wasted on new vehicles and abandoned projects that could provide funds to repay the IMF or be used to fuel the economy. And so many wasted billions on structures not being utilised, unregulated contracts and handouts.
This nation is bombarded from every angle with lies and deception, the cycle seems to be unending. Will any of our leaders stand up with honesty and integrity and operate from that level, functioning in that capacity within which they were elected?
Tell me, Jamaica, did our leaders even think their benefits could be frozen alongside those of civil servants? We elected them to watch over the country's affairs with dignity and pride, but instead we have to walk with our heads hung in shame. Their behaviour is sickening and distasteful!
Our leaders need to remember that we elected them to serve and, as a nation, we can call for their resignation at any time. It is grossly unfair to ask us to sacrifice ourselves, while they all relax, sippig champagne as they laugh at us lesser mortals. Of course we don't begrudge them, the so-called elite group, but please allow us to enjoy, every now and then, that which we work for.
Be warned that life is a cycle and it will come around to you one day,
A Moses
mokitchens@yahoo.com
Leaders, where is your sacrifice?
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