Monthly Archives: May 2017

On the eve of the PLP’s 50th year of gaining power

Posted on May 16, 2017 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editor, As the dust settles on May 10, 2017, there will be continued discussion on the “why” aspect of the event and “how” the Progressive Liberal Party got to that juncture, we will see what is apparent and what … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Deny that Venezuela is a Socialist Calamity

Posted on May 15, 2017 by weblogbahamas

by Steven Horwitz   This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. As Venezuela descends into a nightmare of starvation and violence, the long-standing debate over the feasibility of socialism takes on new relevance. Years of explicitly … Continue reading →

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The Bahamas Chamber should be helping business not encouraging more regulation, taxation and bureaucracy

Posted on May 14, 2017 by weblogbahamas

On Thursday past (May 11,2017), the CEO of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation was lamenting that people renting their homes through Airbnb should be regulated. His concerns seem directed more to closing the home rental industry than … Continue reading →

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It’s A Wonderful Loaf – An Animated Film About Emergent Order

Posted on May 13, 2017 by weblogbahamas

It's a Wonderful Loaf is an animated short film by Hoover fellow Russ Roberts. It is an ode to the hidden harmony that is all around us. The seemingly magical ways that we anticipate and meet the needs of each … Continue reading →

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To create growth, taxes and government spending must be radically cut

Posted on May 12, 2017 by weblogbahamas

by Mark Littlewood Read the original article at the Institute of Economic Affairs here… There has been much debate over the past six years about the supposedly deep cuts in government spending—with comparisons ranging from the policies of Adolf Hitler, … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Free National Movement (FNM)

Posted on May 11, 2017 by weblogbahamas

Well the FNM has won the Bahamas Government with a landslide. Who would have "thunk" it? Congratulations! It is time to roll up your sleeves. No, we all need to roll up our sleeves to help turn this economy around. … Continue reading →

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Keep Calm & Think Before You Vote

Posted on May 10, 2017 by weblogbahamas
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We deserve better

Posted on May 9, 2017 by weblogbahamas

The PLP ran a very successful campaign in 2012 highlighting the extent of the debt, deficits, corruption and murders and told us ad nauseum they would fix them. Yet somehow they are all worse today. On the fiscal side they … Continue reading →

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Mr. Ingraham’s moral currency

Posted on May 8, 2017 by weblogbahamas

Photo: Nassau Guardian Dear Editor, Loretta Butler-Turner, steps into very deep water when she compares her political career and that of Hubert Alexander Ingraham. Her argument could be considered if she had a context for making the statements she made … Continue reading →

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Some figures to think about on Election Day, May 10th, 2017

Posted on May 8, 2017 by weblogbahamas

The following information was sent to me recently and it seems a blog post is appropriate. $25.0m – amount missing from Urban Renewal$48.0m – amount missing from Road Traffic$23.8m – amount missing from Mortgage Relief $85.0m – amount missing from … Continue reading →

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