Alred C. Frett. Photo: VINO/File

No one respects the sound of Silence and only Thieves and Oppressors think they have just cause to regard our Silence as Golden… NB: Those that refuse to cry out are among the first to die out.

When Sponsors of NHI claim our Work Force is quite large enough to finance their Scheme they have conveniently forgotten that the majority of VI Workers are actually stressed out non-BV-Islanders who already have great difficulty getting their Employers to pay their deducted Social Security Dues much less to pay arbitrary additional Fines and Taxes that they cannot afford.

Furthermore, according to our present System it is understood that the Taxes paid by Persons resident in the Territory already covers contributions for Public Health Care and Education for their Families so they see it as reasonable that any newly imposed Health Tax would be met with an associated reduction in the overall Tax they now pay unless the plan is to double charge them.

While we should all listen to our Governments we should also recall that last week, March 20, 2013 marked ten years since the unjustified invasion of Iraq by America and other conscripted Coalition Forces based on faulty information, blind aggression and a lack of foresight by Governments who simply refused to listen to Voices of the People in their mad rush to push Elephants uphill.

What Iraq, Plastic Bag Tax and NHI have in common

Ever since they have been trying to put positive spin on this Tragedy when in fact both Iraq and the Invaders are worse off today than ever before… Instead of delivering the promised Peace and Prosperity this Conflict resulted in deaths of over 5000 Coalition Soldiers along with more than 30,000 wounded and possibly over a Million Iraqis Soldiers and Civilians killed and wounded.

While the Military Doctors may brag in improved ability to save more lives most of these are handicapped by Mental and Physical Disabilities… Furthermore, the effects of such Government Sponsored Mistakes are not just local but range World-wide; from destroyed Economies to once fertile Lands becoming Desserts and Children in the Womb being born into Hunger and Disease.

War Mongers and Child Killers still make excuses for their abuses… This should surprise none of you who remember me as being among the very few (if not the only voice in the Region) that spoke out against this Government Sponsored Madness that threatened the World; as usual I was laughed at and ridiculed but the God of Nature and Laws of Balance fulfilled all the things I said.

Even those who fail to see the direct connection and evidence acknowledge that Wars cause

Stress and Stress is a major creator and contributor to all chronic Illnesses and across the World we are seeing dramatic increases in Soldiers Suicides, Civilian Violence, Drug Resistant Diseases, Premature Balding, Deformities and Cancers of all types including Skin, Breast and Prostate.

Learning to live together in harmony or face dying apart in discord

Even with tangible proof Leaders of the Moses Generation remain shackled to bad decisions of the past rather than envision good projections for the Future… In their anxiety to benefit from the misery of others they padlock themselves to the past and willingly sacrifice their own Children for a fist full of Dollars while blocking our Children from reaching the fullness of their Futures.

Our People are hurting but Instead of Harriet Tubmans and Nelson Mandelas we have John Hawkins and Willy Lynches who fail to understand that we cannot survive by exercising the luxury of Silence when the message of Truth for the Youth is the only Key to Equality, Human Rights, Civil Rights and Freedom while other Keys unlock Trapdoors to Evil, Suffering and Misery.

We should never have to buy friends and pay off enemies or settle for those who would deny Progress for our Children or Opportunity through Enterprise… Our survival cries out for Leaders with the tenacity and determination to put Good People before Bad Laws – Our People deserve Civil Servants and Politicians who will ensure the wellbeing of those they are paid to represent.

No! to Consumer Protection – Yes! to New Taxes:

On the contrary, we should all be terrified when unbridled bias and corruption runs from top to bottom, inside and outside creating a trend where Government and Nongovernment Bodies make up their own rules and impose their own taxes… This only guarantees uncertainty and loss of direction as Parents become too broke to feed, house or educate their Children.

As a believer in the God of Nature and Laws of Balance I fully support any attempt or effort to prevent Plastic Bag pollution of our Environment or the abuse of such natural resources as our Water and Trees - At the same time, we must not mistreat one as an excuse for protection of the other… Simply put; protecting the Environment must not mean destroying the Consumer.

It appears our People are now facing such abuse via a Shopping Bag Scam as Super Markets have not only stopped bagging Customer’s purchases but are now charging them $0.15c per Plastic Bag whereas it has always been understood that this was incorporated in the cost of these Goods - Such action suggests mere Personal Profit and nothing to do with our Environment.

If Merchants truly wanted to encourage Customers/Consumers to use less plastic then they could easily begin by providing Environment Friendly Bags instead of profiting from the same Plastic Bags they say should not be used - Furthermore, they should reward persons who bring their own bags instead of double charging… The Minister of Trade should certainly look into this scam.

Undue loads should never be placed on the Backs of a People but we allow ourselves to become entrapped in foolish games where, because of Family and Friends we accept Wrong as Right… Instead of moving from Bad to Good the Moses Generation clings to the Baton for too long even as the Joshua Generation grabs for it too soon… As a result we all collectively drop the Prize.

Undue loads should never be placed on the Backs of a People:

Reports across the World show that Countries are learning this the hard way as their Economies freefall into obscurity… They are now weeping, wailing and gnashing teeth as they hunt for ways to make it easier for Citizens to do business in their own Country - For too many this is too late.

Our failure to learn will result in Wisdom skipping Generations as the New World passes us by.

PS:… I will continue addressing some of your Questions & Comments on Live BVP Radio Programme