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Have anyone stop to think that Timothy Hamel-Smith NOTA diatribe is another guile way of securing votes for the incumbent? Every N.O.T.A vote is a vote for the incumbent. I see this as another attempt to remain in office by the PP. A brilliant strategy i must admit Agreed they are nothing more than...

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Why The Govt, Media and Academia Hate It When You Don't Vote Via Trinbagoviews.com Voting is the holy sacrament of politics and it is greatly frowned upon by the state, media, academia etc if you decide not to participate. It disturbs politicians and the politically connected that some people do no...

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Hence, the average Trinbagonian is severely disadvantaged. Even if he senses the continued decline of the value of the $TT he can do little to preserve his savings or his standard of living. He is essentially trapped in the $TT system that perpetually erodes the purchasing power of his earnings and...

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This is serious Everyone agrees the shortage of foreign exchange is bad for business. It limits the ability of the business community to purchase imports which are in turn offered for sale locally. While the Central Bank of T&T issues regular press releases of how much $US it has pumped into the...

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They place a yearly cap on the number of new med students and limit the number of licenses granted to foreign docs etc.

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The unspoken mission of the medical board is to protect doctors from market competition under the guise of protecting the patient. That's why they restrict the supply of medical school students and professionals. Less supply the more doctors can charge. That's how the system is set up to screw the p...

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ADONI wrote:In March I was looking for a used Hilux. After seeing about five of them, my first question was after was: "Do you have any link in LO?" If YES I not buying doesn't matter how good the vehicle. Is real smart man outside there.

Never thought of it like that.... good approach!......

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ruffneck_12 wrote:Don't do which drugs specifically?

Unfortunately any that costs money ........ however special emphasis should be made to stay away from Crack, Heroin, Meth, Oxycodone (OxyContin), Adderall, Ritalin, ecstasy etc...

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Via Trinbagoviews.com Acquiring a personal residence in Trinidad and Tobago especially for the young and middle aged working class is not easy -but not impossible. As I've outlined before the state is the primary culprit making home ownership cost prohibitive by indiscriminately expanding the money...

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Y is it so easy for the govt of they day to choose the board of directors and chairman of different state own companies.....there should be some legislation to prevent easy jobs for family members of politicians in power ......... Sushila better enjoy her chair cause if the PNM comes back in power ...

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Country_Bookie wrote:^As per usual, ur analysis belies a level of research consistent with that of a primary school composition.

Looking forward to your rebuttal either here or on the blog....
The floor is yours ……..

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Banks in T&T operate in an market arrangement that can be described as an oligopoly that is dominated by a small number of service providers. Consequently a lack of competition leads to higher prices and poor service. What Grants Commercial Banks Oligopoly Status? High Barriers to Entry Into The...

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As Ludwig von Mises wrote in 1949: If it is true that government derives its authority from God and is entrusted by Providence to act as the guardian of the ignorant and stupid populace, then it is certainly its task to regiment every aspect of the subjects conduct. The God-sent ruler knows better w...

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By continuing to live there yes!! There is a reason that there is something called immigration. If you don't like the laws of the land leave. If you cannot leave tough luck but such is life!! So if your neighbor starts dumping garbage in your yard.... because you don't move means you consent implic...

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The law is the law. Regardless of the failures of the system in arresting and prosecuting the big boys, the little man is still bound by social contract to the laws of the land. Whether you like it or hate it you have to live by it. I don't know about you but i didn't sign any "social contract...

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According to a recent report an accused, 62-year-old Dennis Sandy alias ‘Bow’ of Lowkie Trace, Penal was ordered to serve a 20 year prison term after being found guilty of trafficking marijuana in 2007 — four bags — with a street value of $.5 million. Justice Rampersad justified his sentence on the ...

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A drive on the I95 from Ft Lauderdale to Miami would see not cable barriers but large jersey style barrier large and hard enough to stop a semi . However the cable system is a compromise for the safety of all parties in my view and more of any good dividers and rails needs to be added to our highwa...

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Trinbagoviews Unfortunately traffic accidents inevitably occur on the highways of T&T and their outcomes are far worse when vehicles cross the median and collide with bystanders heading in the opposite direction. The state in predictable fashion has used this unfortunate reality to further fleec...

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If you're strictly on a fixed income you're working 6 months or more out of the year to pay the government..... 25% - PAYE 15% - VAT 15% - Inflation (TT Central Bank Money Printing) 15% - 30% - Import Duties The average guy on fixed income is worse than a medieval serf in the middle ages who paid 10...

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Deconstructing The Constitution Amendment Bill The state circus surrounding the "Power to the People" campaign only serves to dupe the masses into acquiescing to greater political exploitation by offering false, inconsequential political choice. Amendment 1: Term Limits for the Office of ...

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With the population inundated with government propaganda promoting supposed government "generosity" it becomes increasingly important to remind citizens that there is no virtue in giving away other people's money. Consider the definition of the word "generosity": willingness and...

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You mean like whats happening now subtly and inconspicuously?.... Those scenarios occur as a result of Central Bank money printing to fund govt spending which is what causes inflation and devaluation. The process is already well on its way ...... its just being subtly masked. Have a read: http://www...

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In a local free currency market, absent the Trinidad & Tobago Central Bank regardless of how "limited" the supply of US dollars, there would never be any "shortage" -where a would be purchaser cannot find $US available at the market price in $TT. For in a liberated currency m...

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When a growing government and the politically connected enjoy the spoils plundered from the population it is substantiated on the basis that an elite ruling political class inevitably exists for society to function. Via T&T's government funded education system the population is taught that the ...

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RASC wrote:So what y'all think should be done to fix this issue before it gets worse?

Simple stop all gov't assistance..... there will be a behavioral turn around within months.

Its not complicated except for self interested politicians who only care about getting elected and lining their pockets.........

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The government since 1962 has done enough damage. The solution is simple though it appears harsh ........... eliminate all public assistance. They don't need a smaller dosage of heroin / cocaine (which is analogous to public assistance) they need to be cut off cold turkey even if there will be withd...

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Apart from the criminalization of drugs which inflates drug prices to the benefit of producers, traffickers and gangs; no other single factor has contributed to the socio economic decline of Laventille and its environs than the billions of taxpayer dollars spent "helping" Laventille. Sadl...

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While the Trinidad and Tobago remains shocked and dismayed by the recent spate of child abandonment and abuse incidents many religiously look toward the government as the messiah. Yet they fail to recognize that the family and societal dysfunctionality is as a direct result of a parasitic state app...

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Putting The Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited IPO In Perspective Once again given the limited investment options caused by onerous, unnecessary securities regulations and the excessive liquidity in the T&T economy caused by Central Bank monetary expansion (legalized counterfeiting) everyone i...

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Government provision of goods and services will always leave consumers and taxpayers wanting, because of the absence of a profit motive. "Public servants" will never be fully motivated to serve the public as there are no conferred benefits for performance or negative consequences for non-...