EDITOR, The Tribune.
Many years ago, there was a very common saying to the effect that “if you keep your mouth shut people will think you are dumb, but if you open it, then you remove all doubt”.
It is interesting that the Hon Shane Gibson should reveal his D average by jumping into the Ishmael Lightbourne discussion by stating that he would reveal the names of other politicians who have not paid their real property taxes.
With respect to the Hon MP, that is not the issue. The issue is that Mr Lightbourne when appointed to be a coordinator of the VAT tax, did not reveal that he was in arrears of real property taxes for ten years and proceeded to lambast those Bahamians who had not paid.
Even Mr Lightbourne has accepted that his position is indefensible, then why is Mr Gibson trying so to do?
JEANNE THOMPSON
Nassau,
February 26, 2014.
Comments
proudloudandfnm 10 years, 1 month ago
Wonder how Shane felt the next day when we learned he also never paid taxes on his commercial property for 20 years? LOL!! PLP man, the gift that keep on giving....
Honestman 10 years, 1 month ago
Because he wants to take the heat of his party and perpetuate the myth that people who don't pay taxes and act in a generally dishonest way are just ordinary Bahamians hustling to get by. Good, honest hard working people of The Bahamas need to stand up and reject politicians like Gibson at the ballot box. Why do we continually elect parliamentarians who affront our intelligence? Therein lies the problem - there are too few educated Bahamians who can see through Gibson and the rest of the political elite. There are too many people who will cast their vote for a fridge and a tee shirt instead of looking at the bigger picture. This could be a great little country but it is being destroyed by politicians out to feather their own nest and that of their cronies. Sad so sad.
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