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Didn't rowley himself say this is the land of the Smart Man and smart woman, everybody looking for a way to beat the system once it not crossing the line separating legality vs illegality. Everybody in Parliament eating a food at taxpayers expense of coursepugboy wrote:at the end of the day these perks and deliberate legal misuse of them clearly show animal farm at its best and reflects very badly on the people who supposed to be setting an example.
I am sure no right thinking person would approve of their child having a close friend whose parents involved in smartman antics and the said child aspiring to the same and encouraging your child to do likewise
although I am sure there are tuners here who would.
Max,MaxPower wrote:Loving the new Range.
I wonder which MPs have placed their orders.
Amazing how Trinis fall for and beat up over MPs and luxury vehicles every single time lol
You doh have a $$ number?pugboy wrote:at the end of the day these perks and deliberate legal misuse of them clearly show animal farm at its best and reflects very badly on the people who supposed to be setting an example.
I am sure no right thinking person would approve of their child having a close friend whose parents involved in smartman antics and the said child aspiring to the same and encouraging your child to do likewise
although I am sure there are tuners here who would.
Phone Surgeon wrote:
Say you take 100 mil in a racket...and you spend 50mil to better the lives of poor people .
Whats allyuh number?
eliteauto wrote:If you're gonna grouse get your grouses right, not only do ALL MPs and other State officials, as well as the Judiciary, enjoy this perk but they are also entitled to a loan facility and a relatively low-interest rate. This allows them to easily afford the vehicles without committing 100% of their salaries for 50 months as stated above. Some ( not all) of them then flip the cars after 2 years selling at market rates thus making a profit, which if you so wanted could facilitate the next purchase. Now add to that how many of these people as seasoned politicians with many terms under their belt, plus other external interests and it's easy to see how they buy these things.
A vehicle perk is normal in that range, what should be done is a cap on the exemption, if they say $350K total on exemptions that would be a vehicle around 700K which can be a pretty decent vehicle, wanna buy something more expensive then they only waive the $350K and you pay the rest. Also, move it from 2 years to 4, that's a reasonable service life for a vehicle at that level.
Phone Surgeon wrote:Pugs you doh have a number?
Zoom did say we live in a stupid country filled with Stupid people88sins wrote:So lemme see if I got this right
The toolumhead in chief, tells the monkey-minded population to sacrifice and brace for hard times and if you have 2 banana, eat one now and save the next one for later, while the table-thumping ticks and tapeworms buy vehicles they cannot afford on their mp salaries and enjoy tax breaks that literally absolutely NOBODY other than his band of said ticks and tapeworms get, while said parasites remain driven by state owned and maintained vehicles, and then said parasites sell said vehicles that they cannot afford on their salaries without ever using them, for a profit.
And Trinis, being the mindless nitwit folks that they are, happy and cool with that.
Ain't this place wonderful.
So we shall remainKickstart wrote:Zoom did say we live in a stupid country filled with Stupid people88sins wrote:So lemme see if I got this right
The toolumhead in chief, tells the monkey-minded population to sacrifice and brace for hard times and if you have 2 banana, eat one now and save the next one for later, while the table-thumping ticks and tapeworms buy vehicles they cannot afford on their mp salaries and enjoy tax breaks that literally absolutely NOBODY other than his band of said ticks and tapeworms get, while said parasites remain driven by state owned and maintained vehicles, and then said parasites sell said vehicles that they cannot afford on their salaries without ever using them, for a profit.
And Trinis, being the mindless nitwit folks that they are, happy and cool with that.
Ain't this place wonderful.
Seeing an MP driving around in a fancy car does not mean his consistency is taken care off.eliteauto wrote:88 the Worl Boss himself Colm does use his vehicle daily, driven by him, better (worse) yet he lives in his constituency so his constituents see him daily using the vehicle Rite dey he go say " this is for work"
truth be told many MPs use their vehicle albeit with an official driver as provided for in their remuneration package. Only ones on the Gov't side I see with Ministry vehicles are the PM obviously, Young, and Failgerald. I like the options you posted but dem beyotches eh changing nothing that separates the US from the THEMS
pugboy wrote:so how long will the population endure these excesses ?
right now we on par with haiti and papa doc scenes of opulence
Dizzy28 wrote:hover11 wrote:It has been two years since Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced his intention to seek his cabinet’s agreement to cap the motor vehicle tax exemption enjoyed by parliamentarians and other public officers at $350,000. No word on that announcement since
Me ain't no lawyer but afaik that's not within Cabinet's control.
Salaries and benefits for Politicians are the purview of an independent body - Salaries Review Commission and that body is enshrined in the Constitution of the country.CHAPTER 11
THE SALARIES REVIEW COMMISSION
CONSTITUTION OF COMMISSION
140.- 1. There shall be a Salaries Review Commission which shall consist of a Chairman and four other members all of whom shall be appointed by the President after consultation with the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.
2. The members of the Salaries Review Commission shall hold office in accordance with section 126.
FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION
141.- 1. The Salaries Review Commission shall from time to time with the approval of the President review the salaries and other conditions of service of the President, the holders of offices referred to in section 136(12) to (15), members of Parliament, including Ministers of Government and Parliamentary Secretaries, and the holders of such other offices as may be prescribed.
2. The report of the Salaries Review Commission concerning any review of salaries or other conditions of service, or both, shall be submitted to the Prime Minister for presentation to the Cabinet and shall be laid as soon as possible thereafter on the table of each House.
If it is one time both opposition and government can agree on anything it is the dollars and cents that should be decided by the ppl whether they earned a raise in salary or not. What stopping them from increasing salaries again.....nothingDe Dragon wrote:Dizzy28 wrote:hover11 wrote:It has been two years since Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced his intention to seek his cabinet’s agreement to cap the motor vehicle tax exemption enjoyed by parliamentarians and other public officers at $350,000. No word on that announcement since
Me ain't no lawyer but afaik that's not within Cabinet's control.
Salaries and benefits for Politicians are the purview of an independent body - Salaries Review Commission and that body is enshrined in the Constitution of the country.CHAPTER 11
THE SALARIES REVIEW COMMISSION
CONSTITUTION OF COMMISSION
140.- 1. There shall be a Salaries Review Commission which shall consist of a Chairman and four other members all of whom shall be appointed by the President after consultation with the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.
2. The members of the Salaries Review Commission shall hold office in accordance with section 126.
FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION
141.- 1. The Salaries Review Commission shall from time to time with the approval of the President review the salaries and other conditions of service of the President, the holders of offices referred to in section 136(12) to (15), members of Parliament, including Ministers of Government and Parliamentary Secretaries, and the holders of such other offices as may be prescribed.
2. The report of the Salaries Review Commission concerning any review of salaries or other conditions of service, or both, shall be submitted to the Prime Minister for presentation to the Cabinet and shall be laid as soon as possible thereafter on the table of each House.
The Salaries Review Commission can only recommend salary and perk adjustments. It must then be voted on by the House, so if these leeches really cared about anything but their own enrichment, what do you think they have to do?
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