Dear Editor,
As I sat in Gordon House on April 23 and 24 listening to our politicians hurl insults at each other, I couldn't help but think about some of my unruly students who I encounter every day. The teacher in me wanted to stand up and tell them to be quiet and show respect for each other, but I guess I would have been escorted out of the gallery.
The Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness drove into the PNP Administration the error of adding more taxes to an already highly taxed economy and this should not be shoved under the carpet. The Government is stubborn, hard-headed and mad with power like the character Gollum from Lord of the Rings. The Opposition is more open to change and best policies in their plight to form Government once again. When will the tug-of-war stop? When will the green card become our last option?
Banded Belly or Banged Belly, whichever it may be, our economy is in crisis. The PNP government are like children in a classroom; they are doing a fairly good job, but when you point out the errors they are making, they frown and are unwilling to accept them.
When you write an essay, sometimes it's hard to edit your own work, but someone else can see all your mistakes sticking out like a sore thumb.
Holness gave the Government ten recommendations to help the economy. It is refreshing to see him carrying out his promise to move away from the traditional method of opposing. His graphic representation with the baskets sent everyone in Parliament into a frenzy; some laughed, some jeered, but I was in awe.
We all agree that the JLP formed government in tough times, trying to lead us out of a recession, but their efforts were under appreciated.
There are those who complained that his speech was too long, but yet others say it didn't have enough substance. And I thought, that with all the criticism from our so-called educated analysts, the only people who are offering any solution to our government is the opposition. But I am afraid it has all fallen on deaf ears. I am inclined to agree with Dicky Crawford that our government should be mature enough to consider some of these suggestions.
I will proliferate that I am one of Jamaicans who voted for the PNP based on family tradition and not from an objective position. I must also say that the first cut is the deepest, Kudos to Peter Phillips in his decision to cut back spending and put money towards our debt. But there is so much more to be achieved if they stop for a moment and focus on what Jamaica needs and not on gaining and sustaining power. We are tired of a "gollum-like" government.
Alethia Buckle
(Rookie Teacher)
Craighead, Manchester
abuckle@yahoo.com
Tired of a Gollum-like Government
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As I sat in Gordon House on April 23 and 24 listening to our politicians hurl insults at each other, I couldn't help but think about some of my unruly students who I encounter every day. The teacher in me wanted to stand up and tell them to be quiet and show respect for each other, but I guess I would have been escorted out of the gallery.
The Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness drove into the PNP Administration the error of adding more taxes to an already highly taxed economy and this should not be shoved under the carpet. The Government is stubborn, hard-headed and mad with power like the character Gollum from Lord of the Rings. The Opposition is more open to change and best policies in their plight to form Government once again. When will the tug-of-war stop? When will the green card become our last option?
Banded Belly or Banged Belly, whichever it may be, our economy is in crisis. The PNP government are like children in a classroom; they are doing a fairly good job, but when you point out the errors they are making, they frown and are unwilling to accept them.
When you write an essay, sometimes it's hard to edit your own work, but someone else can see all your mistakes sticking out like a sore thumb.
Holness gave the Government ten recommendations to help the economy. It is refreshing to see him carrying out his promise to move away from the traditional method of opposing. His graphic representation with the baskets sent everyone in Parliament into a frenzy; some laughed, some jeered, but I was in awe.
We all agree that the JLP formed government in tough times, trying to lead us out of a recession, but their efforts were under appreciated.
There are those who complained that his speech was too long, but yet others say it didn't have enough substance. And I thought, that with all the criticism from our so-called educated analysts, the only people who are offering any solution to our government is the opposition. But I am afraid it has all fallen on deaf ears. I am inclined to agree with Dicky Crawford that our government should be mature enough to consider some of these suggestions.
I will proliferate that I am one of Jamaicans who voted for the PNP based on family tradition and not from an objective position. I must also say that the first cut is the deepest, Kudos to Peter Phillips in his decision to cut back spending and put money towards our debt. But there is so much more to be achieved if they stop for a moment and focus on what Jamaica needs and not on gaining and sustaining power. We are tired of a "gollum-like" government.
Alethia Buckle
(Rookie Teacher)
Craighead, Manchester
abuckle@yahoo.com
Tired of a Gollum-like Government
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