Reply to "The Beacon of Cheddi Jagan"

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Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:

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Originally posted by albert:
When one looks at the yearly budgetary allocations most is spent on the social sections...which is a direct benefit especially to the working class

albert, please relate what you have said to the Gov't's saddling of the working people of Guyana with 16% VAT - VAT today nets around 8 billion more than it did 4 years ago - and then taking that money to engorge themselves. Not just through corruption by paying contractors for the same work over over, but by engaging in wasteful expenditure such as on Jamzone and Feminition, and by filling their pockets directly.

The pension package of the President and Opposition Leader is some $4.5 million a month, or US$750 a day, when the working person's old age pension is $7,500 a month or US$1.25 per day - and these people have to attain the age of 60, while the President and Opposition Leader get theirs upon demitting office regardless of age. Because the Berbice Bridge is being used to fatten favoured investors, poor people have to pay $600 per day for their children to cross to go to school in New Amsterdam. Gail Texeira, a Presidential advisor, is paid G$880,000 per month, or US$145 per day, and Odinga Lumumba, another advisor is paid G$660,000 per month or US$110 per day. For purely propaganda work, Dr Randy Persaud was reputed to have been paid US$10,000 per month plus benefits and allowances for the year he was here, and Dr Misir is reputed to be paid the same for the two jobs he holds, totalling some US$220,000 per year.

These things, and more, are not only what Mr Ramotar is aware of, but he voted for the President's and Opposition Leader's pension packages as well. Please illuminate us on how this is "the Beacon of Cheddi Jagan".