ChicaRocky23
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Lets start by saying for me, this isn't a political issue. I'm neither orange nor green (*the colours of the 2 major political parties). For me, this is more of totally disregard for a group of young people who have found a way to make a change, not "for the betterment of youth" or "to improve youth representation", but a change that will help the entire nation. For me, this is simply total disgust for a Prime Minister who has totally and blatantly disregarded and dismissed the views of a group of the nation's youth.
With the recession that has been going on, and the country's high debt rate, the government decided to implement a taxation plan to raise the necessary money. The PNPYO, which is the youth arm of the Opposition party, came up with a number of alternative strategies to the government's 18 billion dollar taxation plan. The document was in the form of a letter which described the five strategies, which would bring in revenue of approximately 19.3 billion dollars.
The prime minister's response: "I expect that the concerns you have raised and the proposals you have put forward will be included in the presentations to be made by participating members of the Opposition, to which the Government will respond appropriately".
You know.. if he had responded saying "no, we will not be using those suggestions", i would have been less upset than i am now. his story is practically "look. i do not have to respond to you, you are just young people. when the older ones bring it up, then i'll respond. until then, "settle yuhself"...."
Am I the only one who interprets his response this way? Read the article in The Gleaner (a jamaican newspaper) at www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090428/lead/lead5.html and please reply with your views
