Thinking 12 years, 1 month ago on Laing concern at debt inaction
Laing concern at debt inaction
Wow! did he/she really include 4G in the FNM's list of infrastructure* projects? Concernedcitizen is clearly biased. Laing is very arrogant and tries to come off as a "know-it-all." Fact of the matter is that most of the problems that they (FNM) met in 2007 are still around. Fixing a few buildings and roads doesn't mean that you had an effective term in office. Truthfully the current government (PLP) probably won't make much of a difference either. Bahamians just need to realize that rotating the same corrupt politicians, and remaining totally, foolishly allied with one party for no reason is stupid. These guys (PLP's and FNM's), most of them, are only in office for fame, easy women and to fill their pockets. Prime example is Mr. Laing; and again he is just one among many.
Bril 12 years, 1 month ago on Laing concern at debt inaction
Laing concern at debt inaction
This is the same nonsense. Mr. Laing really is something else. He talks bout debt reduction and lack of plan, yet he has not answered once the unexplained spending in the run up to the election. The nice car that everyone is speaking about was ordered under his watch as Minister of Finance. It really is disgusting the way our politicians so boldly lie and act the fool with Bahamians. He is correct in saying that there is a PLP government in office and it is the responsibility of the government to solve these issues. But Mr. Laing appears to want to wash his hands clean of the mess under his watch. If he had good sense he would be trying to help the situation even while out of office.
The fact is Mr. Laing has always been one to use terms with the public that makes him appear to be an expert in economics and finance. He can tell us all about credit ratings, deficits and GDP straight out of the text book. What he has failed to do as a minister is to be practical and leave a sensible economic model that any successive government could understand. Furthermore, what credibility does Laing have as savvy businessman or financial whiz? The FNM government boasted about its fiscal prudence, but all they did was spend. What they did was beyond Keynsian economics it was reckless and stupid. There is nothing to show for it. No infusion of capital into the economy, no encouragement to the banking sector just waste and a bunch of social programs that they use a political tools.