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pugboy wrote:you talking about gravel ?adnj wrote:sam1978 wrote:Let’s try again.
No diversification.
Low forex supply.
Influx of illegal immigrants.
Country finances in a bad shape.
Compound means increase or aggravate.
Which one is incorrect ? (without childish memes and attacks)
Aggravate? Aggregate, yes.
The country's wealth is attributed to its large reserves and exploitation of oil and natural gas. ... Oil and gas account for about 40% of GDP and 80% of exports, but only 5% of employment.
Lots of oil wealth for 30 years coming to an end. If you don't have a plan by now, it's too late.
Habit7 wrote:If anything, I am getting fed of how cynical this place getting. Everybody has a lament about what others should do and not one extra responsibility is put on themself.sam1978 wrote:Let’s try again.
No diversification.
Low forex supply.
Influx of illegal immigrants.
Country finances in a bad shape.
Compound means increase or aggravate.
Which one is incorrect ? (without childish memes and attacks)
You have a main salary and might have varying side hustles. To make your side hustles as large as your main salary requires tremendous work and time, more than likely is not going to happen or as you retire, you can focus on 1 of your side hustles and try and bloom it.
To be crying diversify, diversify when for the last 60yrs we have a goose that constantly laying a gold egg, you want us to match that with something else? That won't be in 5yrs probably neither 10. Income from oil and gas has made us one of the best economies in the region to live in and made us the envy of others, only for some entitled ungratefuls to be crying every morning about how tough it is here. I am sure most of you never travelled around the region beyond the USA.
Also, when the British took over Trinidad from the Spanish the island had less than 3000 ppl here and was woefully underpopulated. Throughout the history of Trinidad, there has been migration here especially drawn by the good economy you are now decrying. Venezuelans have been coming here illegally for years as it is impossible to seal a border. The current issues now in Venezuela is a further push factor for them coming and it is not that TT is pulling them here. The US and EU with the strongest and most funded militaries in the world can't stop their influx of migrants. But some cynic here in Trinidad believes that there is some magic button to press to stop illegal migration? They are coming and in a few years will be grateful that they did just like the other migrants because our ageing population means we are having a shrinking workforce. They are buying us some time.
The forex problem is a result of falling oil and gas prices since 2014 which are the greatest source of or forex. Until we can ramp back up production, forex will start to stabilise. But even as you argue about compound and expound, "Forex is at an all time low" is a very wrong statement. Also, our forex problem is also a result of our high-income economy and our lust for imported goods. Just devaluing the TT will not solve the problem and will hurt the poorest most.
Habit7 wrote:If anything, I am getting fed of how cynical this place getting. Everybody has a lament about what others should do and not one extra responsibility is put on themself.sam1978 wrote:Let’s try again.
No diversification.
Low forex supply.
Influx of illegal immigrants.
Country finances in a bad shape.
Compound means increase or aggravate.
Which one is incorrect ? (without childish memes and attacks)
You have a main salary and might have varying side hustles. To make your side hustles as large as your main salary requires tremendous work and time, more than likely is not going to happen or as you retire, you can focus on 1 of your side hustles and try and bloom it.
To be crying diversify, diversify when for the last 60yrs we have a goose that constantly laying a gold egg, you want us to match that with something else? That won't be in 5yrs probably neither 10. Income from oil and gas has made us one of the best economies in the region to live in and made us the envy of others, only for some entitled ungratefuls to be crying every morning about how tough it is here. I am sure most of you never travelled around the region beyond the USA.
Also, when the British took over Trinidad from the Spanish the island had less than 3000 ppl here and was woefully underpopulated. Throughout the history of Trinidad, there has been migration here especially drawn by the good economy you are now decrying. Venezuelans have been coming here illegally for years as it is impossible to seal a border. The current issues now in Venezuela is a further push factor for them coming and it is not that TT is pulling them here. The US and EU with the strongest and most funded militaries in the world can't stop their influx of migrants. But some cynic here in Trinidad believes that there is some magic button to press to stop illegal migration? They are coming and in a few years will be grateful that they did just like the other migrants because our ageing population means we are having a shrinking workforce. They are buying us some time.
The forex problem is a result of falling oil and gas prices since 2014 which are the greatest source of or forex. Until we can ramp back up production, forex will start to stabilise. But even as you argue about compound and expound, "Forex is at an all time low" is a very wrong statement. Also, our forex problem is also a result of our high-income economy and our lust for imported goods. Just devaluing the TT will not solve the problem and will hurt the poorest most.
elec2020 wrote:Habit7 wrote:If anything, I am getting fed of how cynical this place getting. Everybody has a lament about what others should do and not one extra responsibility is put on themself.sam1978 wrote:Let’s try again.
No diversification.
Low forex supply.
Influx of illegal immigrants.
Country finances in a bad shape.
Compound means increase or aggravate.
Which one is incorrect ? (without childish memes and attacks)
You have a main salary and might have varying side hustles. To make your side hustles as large as your main salary requires tremendous work and time, more than likely is not going to happen or as you retire, you can focus on 1 of your side hustles and try and bloom it.
To be crying diversify, diversify when for the last 60yrs we have a goose that constantly laying a gold egg, you want us to match that with something else? That won't be in 5yrs probably neither 10. Income from oil and gas has made us one of the best economies in the region to live in and made us the envy of others, only for some entitled ungratefuls to be crying every morning about how tough it is here. I am sure most of you never travelled around the region beyond the USA.
Also, when the British took over Trinidad from the Spanish the island had less than 3000 ppl here and was woefully underpopulated. Throughout the history of Trinidad, there has been migration here especially drawn by the good economy you are now decrying. Venezuelans have been coming here illegally for years as it is impossible to seal a border. The current issues now in Venezuela is a further push factor for them coming and it is not that TT is pulling them here. The US and EU with the strongest and most funded militaries in the world can't stop their influx of migrants. But some cynic here in Trinidad believes that there is some magic button to press to stop illegal migration? They are coming and in a few years will be grateful that they did just like the other migrants because our ageing population means we are having a shrinking workforce. They are buying us some time.
The forex problem is a result of falling oil and gas prices since 2014 which are the greatest source of or forex. Until we can ramp back up production, forex will start to stabilise. But even as you argue about compound and expound, "Forex is at an all time low" is a very wrong statement. Also, our forex problem is also a result of our high-income economy and our lust for imported goods. Just devaluing the TT will not solve the problem and will hurt the poorest most.
when the persons strongest talking point is because i used an incorrect word shows that they are nothing more but a fool
sam1978 wrote:
The forex is a result of falling oil and gas prices since 2014, what should we do? Wait for another windfall or start doing something , at least to make an easier transition to the time when we can’t depend on it any more. If we start from now to prepare for the next twenty years , we might have a chance?
Comparing the migrant situation to when the population was 3000? It’s different now plus the economic situation were in doesn’t support illegal, wanton immigration. It has to be controlled both for numbers and to have a record who is here. We can’t sit and do nothing like what applies now. Don’t excuse it because our, mine and yours, govt isn’t doing what they’re supposed to be doing.
PNM Plan A failed and plan B is no plan but more taxes with less services. Government is taking the agv Joe for a ride.Habit7 wrote:sam1978 wrote:
The forex is a result of falling oil and gas prices since 2014, what should we do? Wait for another windfall or start doing something , at least to make an easier transition to the time when we can’t depend on it any more. If we start from now to prepare for the next twenty years , we might have a chance?
Comparing the migrant situation to when the population was 3000? It’s different now plus the economic situation were in doesn’t support illegal, wanton immigration. It has to be controlled both for numbers and to have a record who is here. We can’t sit and do nothing like what applies now. Don’t excuse it because our, mine and yours, govt isn’t doing what they’re supposed to be doing.
Things were done. We changed our taxation policy to the international oil companies and we restructured our national oil company, we were gaining access to cross border gas and we started production on shared border gas. All those things were to shore up our bread and butter oil and gas. Both World Bank and IMF forecasted increasing growth in 2019 and beyond. Then covid-19 came.
With diversification, govt tried to bring Sandals, Opposition proudly boasted that they scuttled that with bad press. La Brea shipbuilding yard is yet to start, that is solely govt's fault probably because of lack of funding from TT or China. But whether we like it or not we are tied to oil and gas, only when its tide rises, other boats can float.
Well, you are either mischaracterising or plain lying about immigration. It is not wanton. Illegal Venezuelans have been welcomed to register and given temporary residence. All others when captured have been deported to the condemnation of many international groups. It is controlled to the best of our ability but the will for ppl to flee Venezuela is greater than our ability to stop it and ppl still arrive illegally, just like in the US and Europe.
If you are saying that there exists some govt that can grow our economy during low oil and prices, a pandemic and completely lockdown the border with Venezuela, then you are selling pipedreams. So come with solutions to our problems, not just complaints.
I have been reading your post for some time now and when you are challenged and can't respond your excuses is to reply with an "ok or noted" . That to me and I am sure others will see you as a coward.elec2020 wrote:^ok aggravate
The forex problems is a result of bad economic policies set out by the present government. It has nothing to do with oil & gas . We have been a gas based economy for some time now and not oil & gas.Habit7 wrote:If anything, I am getting fed of how cynical this place getting. Everybody has a lament about what others should do and not one extra responsibility is put on themself.sam1978 wrote:Let’s try again.
No diversification.
Low forex supply.
Influx of illegal immigrants.
Country finances in a bad shape.
Compound means increase or aggravate.
Which one is incorrect ? (without childish memes and attacks)
You have a main salary and might have varying side hustles. To make your side hustles as large as your main salary requires tremendous work and time, more than likely is not going to happen or as you retire, you can focus on 1 of your side hustles and try and bloom it.
To be crying diversify, diversify when for the last 60yrs we have a goose that constantly laying a gold egg, you want us to match that with something else? That won't be in 5yrs probably neither 10. Income from oil and gas has made us one of the best economies in the region to live in and made us the envy of others, only for some entitled ungratefuls to be crying every morning about how tough it is here. I am sure most of you never travelled around the region beyond the USA.
Also, when the British took over Trinidad from the Spanish the island had less than 3000 ppl here and was woefully underpopulated. Throughout the history of Trinidad, there has been migration here especially drawn by the good economy you are now decrying. Venezuelans have been coming here illegally for years as it is impossible to seal a border. The current issues now in Venezuela is a further push factor for them coming and it is not that TT is pulling them here. The US and EU with the strongest and most funded militaries in the world can't stop their influx of migrants. But some cynic here in Trinidad believes that there is some magic button to press to stop illegal migration? They are coming and in a few years will be grateful that they did just like the other migrants because our ageing population means we are having a shrinking workforce. They are buying us some time.
The forex problem is a result of falling oil and gas prices since 2014 which are the greatest source of or forex. Until we can ramp back up production, forex will start to stabilise. But even as you argue about compound and expound, "Forex is at an all time low" is a very wrong statement. Also, our forex problem is also a result of our high-income economy and our lust for imported goods. Just devaluing the TT will not solve the problem and will hurt the poorest most.
Kickstart wrote:I have been reading your post for some time now and when you are challenged and can't respond your excuses is to reply with an "ok or noted" . That to me and I am sure others will see you as a coward.elec2020 wrote:^ok aggravate
Kickstart wrote:I have been reading your post for some time now and when you are challenged and can't respond your excuses is to reply with an "ok or noted" . That to me and I am sure others will see you as a coward.elec2020 wrote:^ok aggravate
sam1978 wrote:Let’s not bury our heads in the sand just to defend the indefensible. The migration IS wanton, 160000 are legally registered and nobody knows those that are not. They are coming in by loads everyday and without any effort being made to stop them. The police and customs act after the fact and they only catch a few. Some effort should be made to defend our borders against breaches like this. We have a maritime border , it’s not like they’re walking across land and entering between checkpoints and official crossings.
Fossil fuel is on its way out, shouldn't we start preparing for this like other countries? As little as it might be now? Or do we wait until it’s upon us?
Note, I never said anything like what you stated in your last paragraph, you said that. I’m saying it’s time to start doing something, however little and try to build our nation . People complaining , but a lot of them get salaries and not working for it and at the end of the day , the govt looks bad. I not about that .
I complain when I see wrongdoing , no matter who. The grass not being cut on the nations roads is just an example , but salaries never stopped running, but the govt gets blamed for doing nothing because they not enforcing as they should.
Dohplaydat wrote:Kickstart wrote:I have been reading your post for some time now and when you are challenged and can't respond your excuses is to reply with an "ok or noted" . That to me and I am sure others will see you as a coward.elec2020 wrote:^ok aggravate
He's very smart bro, also an 'economist' lol
elec2020 wrote:sam1978 wrote:Let’s not bury our heads in the sand just to defend the indefensible. The migration IS wanton, 16000 are legally registered and nobody knows those that are not. They are coming in by loads everyday and without any effort being made to stop them. The police and customs act after the fact and they only catch a few. Some effort should be made to defend our borders against breaches like this. We have a maritime border , it’s not like they’re walking across land and entering between checkpoints and official crossings.
Fossil fuel is on its way out, shouldn't we start preparing for this like other countries? As little as it might be now? Or do we wait until it’s upon us?
Note, I never said anything like what you stated in your last paragraph, you said that. I’m saying it’s time to start doing something, however little and try to build our nation . People complaining , but a lot of them get salaries and not working for it and at the end of the day , the govt looks bad. I not about that .
I complain when I see wrongdoing , no matter who. The grass not being cut on the nations roads is just an example , but salaries never stopped running, but the govt gets blamed for doing nothing because they not enforcing as they should.
16,000 registered
https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/govt-gi ... ac3ad0d058
sam1978 wrote:Let’s not bury our heads in the sand just to defend the indefensible. The migration IS wanton, 16000 are legally registered and nobody knows those that are not. They are coming in by loads everyday and without any effort being made to stop them. The police and customs act after the fact and they only catch a few. Some effort should be made to defend our borders against breaches like this. We have a maritime border , it’s not like they’re walking across land and entering between checkpoints and official crossings.
Fossil fuel is on its way out, shouldn't we start preparing for this like other countries? As little as it might be now? Or do we wait until it’s upon us?
Note, I never said anything like what you stated in your last paragraph, you said that. I’m saying it’s time to start doing something, however little and try to build our nation . People complaining , but a lot of them get salaries and not working for it and at the end of the day , the govt looks bad. I not about that .
I complain when I see wrongdoing , no matter who. The grass not being cut on the nations roads is just an example , but salaries never stopped running, but the govt gets blamed for doing nothing because they not enforcing as they should.
sam1978 wrote:sam1978 wrote:Let’s not bury our heads in the sand just to defend the indefensible. The migration IS wanton, 16000 are legally registered and nobody knows those that are not. They are coming in by loads everyday and without any effort being made to stop them. The police and customs act after the fact and they only catch a few. Some effort should be made to defend our borders against breaches like this. We have a maritime border , it’s not like they’re walking across land and entering between checkpoints and official crossings.
Fossil fuel is on its way out, shouldn't we start preparing for this like other countries? As little as it might be now? Or do we wait until it’s upon us?
Note, I never said anything like what you stated in your last paragraph, you said that. I’m saying it’s time to start doing something, however little and try to build our nation . People complaining , but a lot of them get salaries and not working for it and at the end of the day , the govt looks bad. I not about that .
I complain when I see wrongdoing , no matter who. The grass not being cut on the nations roads is just an example , but salaries never stopped running, but the govt gets blamed for doing nothing because they not enforcing as they should.
Kickstart wrote:The forex problems is a result of bad economic policies set out by the present government. It has nothing to do with oil & gas . We have been a gas based economy for some time now and not oil & gas.
elec2020 wrote:u have it as 160000 though.
adnj wrote:sam1978 wrote:Let’s try again.
No diversification.
Low forex supply.
Influx of illegal immigrants.
Country finances in a bad shape.
Compound means increase or aggravate.
Which one is incorrect ? (without childish memes and attacks)
elec2020 wrote:[spoiler][/Habit7 wrote:Kickstart wrote:The forex problems is a result of bad economic policies set out by the present government. It has nothing to do with oil & gas . We have been a gas based economy for some time now and not oil & gas.
Noted
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these 'new' guys on the forums are jokers. i done talking to either of them on this topic
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sam1978 wrote:Let’s not bury our heads in the sand just to defend the indefensible. The migration IS wanton, 160000 are legally registered and nobody knows those that are not. They are coming in by loads everyday and without any effort being made to stop them. The police and customs act after the fact and they only catch a few. Some effort should be made to defend our borders against breaches like this. We have a maritime border , it’s not like they’re walking across land and entering between checkpoints and official crossings.
Fossil fuel is on its way out, shouldn't we start preparing for this like other countries? As little as it might be now? Or do we wait until it’s upon us?
Note, I never said anything like what you stated in your last paragraph, you said that. I’m saying it’s time to start doing something, however little and try to build our nation . People complaining , but a lot of them get salaries and not working for it and at the end of the day , the govt looks bad. I not about that .
I complain when I see wrongdoing , no matter who. The grass not being cut on the nations roads is just an example , but salaries never stopped running, but the govt gets blamed for doing nothing because they not enforcing as they should.
sam1978 wrote:I hope this isn’t the way you deal with situations in real life . This shows some form of underlying problems. You should learn to discuss objectively and try to see other persons views. It’s called social interaction. Not being able to , is a troubling sign.
sam1978 wrote:I see pics all the time, plus I’m based in Deep South and have actually seen boatloads land with lots of them. Three weeks ago I actually saw customs and police arrest 24 in Penal that just landed and the villagers in the St they were coming through reported them. The coast Guard do not patrol for the main part and that’s my point. They’re not doing their jobs. Checks and balances have to be put in place. Kudos to the Govt on that achievement. It’s a start.
What's your agenda?elec2020 wrote:Dohplaydat wrote:Kickstart wrote:I have been reading your post for some time now and when you are challenged and can't respond your excuses is to reply with an "ok or noted" . That to me and I am sure others will see you as a coward.elec2020 wrote:^ok aggravate
He's very smart bro, also an 'economist' lol
i am. so i don't waste my time talking to those who have clear agendas and not willing to accept facts that don't suit there motives. for example, did i not make u out a couple months ago that u only wanted lockdowns to be lifted so u could go back out and lime/party. you well cuss me up then. called me a virgin and all kinda things. individuals like u i ignore. case in point... since then i barely acknowledge your posts
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