Politicians must sacrifice too

FRANCIS J MAFAR

Thursday, March 14, 2013

 Credits : Jamaica Observer.

 

While listening, I ran into a tweet from Marc Ramsay, who I remember as a law student called for a revolution of the mind in Jamaica: “@yasmarcram: I am waiting to hear that the Cabinet size will be reduced and they will accept salary cuts and fire excess consultants! You too must sacrifice”.

So I too waited, and waited, and 14 minutes later it was clear that only the Jamaican people would sacrifice. What is clear to me after that press conference is that the politicians of Jamaica are selfish, arrogant, and cold-hearted in their approach to the Jamaican people. For all her “mama” ways, the PM is not willing to sacrifice for her children.

From the beginning, the PM has flip-flopped on the issue of the Cabinet. In 2009 she said to then Prime Minister Bruce Golding: “Don’t come to us and ask for cooperation. You cannot ask the country for cooperation, Mr prime minister, when you continue to retain your mega-sized Cabinet. I’m calling on the prime minster to do the honourable thing: Cut the size of the Cabinet now!”

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