The Well is Running Empty

I am sometimes astonished at the way educated people behave. I am further dumbfounded at the way politicians behave. They enforce rules and break them or have their cronies break them. The only people they are hurting are the hardworking taxpayers who provide the sugar to fatten their bellies. In many instances, the politicians are educated people who were voted in by a set of educated people as well.

Throughout the world, we are facing layoffs and cutbacks. However, the politicians never cut back on themselves. Their salaries remain the same and also their perks and their cronies’ too. Many of the persons who were elected to run the governments in the Caribbean are greedy, wicked and nonchalant when it comes to the publics’ purse.

I find that in many of the nations, there are an excess amount of representatives but yet the people’s cries are not answered. In times of crisis, we see large contract given to colleagues. On the other hand, in one territory, a school had to be closed and in another, the teachers ask parents to bring toilet paper and paper towel to school because the relevant department had not sent the requested items as per their mandate.

We see persons heading departments going on wild spending sprees and there is no one to stop them because they feel that they are invincible holding on the treasury’s purse strings. For too long, there has been a lack of accountability in our countries. There are no watchdogs to keep an eye on the finances and to curb the corruption. I honestly feel that many of these officials are fully aware of the many underhanded things happening in their countries but they cast a blind eye. It seems like no matter who we elect, it is always the same game.

I just feel that many of the leaders are not serious enough to make the tough decisions from early on. We simply have to put measures in place and get our countries back in order. All the unnecessary contracts should be halted and never revived. The over-bloated cost of construction puts would-be homeowners in a spot where they can never get a home. Something needs to be done because the people are suffering. We are threatened on our streets, victimized on the job, robbed in the daylight and our daughters are prostituting themselves for a snort of cocaine just to take them to a place where there are no worries – until the high wears off.

We shall continue to pray but with God’s guidance, POSITIVE action will have to be taken on all levels to get our place back in shape.

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