Bermudians must have listened to Premier Burt’s comments to PLP party delegates wondering if he’s on the same planet.
In what world does he think life is fairer for working Bermudians under the PLP’s 20-year race to the bottom?
Instead, the PLP has gifted Bermuda with under-resourced schools, escalating healthcare, crumbling roads and bridges and under-staffed government services.
If life was so fair, why are working Bermudians worst hit to the point that they are leaving the Island in droves?
If life was so fair, why are 70% of all Bermudians considering leaving?
Premier Burt’s so-called “sweeping changes for equality” seem to have swept away everything Bermudians value about this Island: pride in the excellence of our education, pride in our well-maintained roads and buildings and pride in the fact that families can create a decent standard of living for themselves.
The PLP’s notion of fairness has not brought prosperity to the people who gave it power. It has made life much worse.
I know this must be very disappointing to many Bermudians. But people should also know that while poor government has run this country into the ground – good government can also turn it back around again.
If the PLP really wants a fairer Bermuda it needs to fix the basics of good government. That means:
Creating an environment where investors want to come here and cutting taxes and red tape to help local businesses thrive.
Delivering a world-class education for our children.
Investing in our roads and infrastructure to bring Bermuda back to where it should be.
And reducing our crippling national debt.
Most importantly and the most basic of all, is governing with integrity and accountability – and being accountable to the people who put you in government.
If Premier Burt wants a fairer Bermuda – he needs to stop wasting time complaining about the “combined opposition” and start fixing the problems that his government created.
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