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Walton Brown

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26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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—to succeed. I do not need a point of order. Mr. Sylvan D. Richards, Jr.: Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Fine, okay. Mr. Speaker, now I am going to use up two minutes of my time to speak about why it is racially motivated. Hon. Marc A. R. Bean: Do not do it. We already know. [Inaudible interjections]
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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I will follow my Leader’s direction. [Inaudible interjections]
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the real issue, the real issue is that you have a Government — [Inaudible interjections]
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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The real issue is that we have a Government that does not demonstrate its concern for the people. At a time when you have 3,000 people unemployed, this Government says, Well, the remedy to economic growth is to ensure that more people come here and get jobs. And it is r einforced by the Junior Minister of Immigration, Mr. Speaker. …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Right. So let us tell the truth. The truth is that it was 1.4 . . . you increased it by a billion dollars in three months.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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I am speaking to you, Mr. Speaker. I just do not look at you all the time. [Inaudible interjections and crosstalk]
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Okay. So Mr. Speaker, we know what the challenges are. The Government has had a golden opportunity to address this by doing what is fair and proper. Let us take a look at the payroll tax. So at a time when businesses are still struggling . . . I am not sure where the Member from Warwick West gets all …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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So why would the Government say, Hmm, we really do have a challenge. Why not look at lifting the cap? They do not talk about that. Rich people get a tax break. Why on earth, if we are facing a fiscal crisis, would you continue to have a tax break for the wealthy? Because you pay about 15 per cent …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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So, Mr. Speaker, I am not going to get distracted. I am not going to get distracted, Mr. Speaker. Now, we need to have a conversation about the international pressures that are being brought to bear on places like Bermuda. There is nothing in the Minister’s presentation about the global c hallenges. We face an onslaught from the international comm …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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What was it called? [Inaudible interjection]
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Caribbean . . . CARTAC. One of the conditions of the mandate given to them is that they are not looking at . . . not look at income tax. But a truly open Government would put all possibilities on the table. [Inaudible interjection]
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Well, the Minister said that i ncome tax was something that was ruled out from the very beginning. [Inaudible interjection]
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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We do not know what they said, no. So why would you just rule it out? And do not tell me that you ruled it out because you passed laws that said you cannot tax anybody until 2036—the same government that has ruled contracts to be void ab initio. Legislators can do a lot of things, and you should sit …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Ah, yes. Mr. Speaker, this Government seems to be wedded, it seems to be i mmersed in everything that took place before, because almost all of their responses are that, Look what you did. Look what you did — [Inaudible interjection]
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Right, right. But this is the Go vernment that said it is go ing to make tough decisions. It is going to make difficult decisions. [Inaudible interjections]
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Put it on the table, let us have a discussion. Let us have a discussion. [Gavel]
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, we come to this Parliament every year and we pass amendments to law in order to facilitate the growth and expansion of business. Surely the growth and expansion of bus iBermuda House of Assembly ness puts some kind of an obligation on these companies to give something back to this Government and to this soc iety for their …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Well, well, let us see. The Honourable Minister for Community says, I am assuming those discussions have not been held. Well, I do not make any assumption; I just encourage the Gover nment to do something. If you have done it, you should share it. I know that there are sectors of international business that are saying they actually believe …