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There should be a residency requirement for MPs & Councilors to live in the area they represent....
Foolish proposal
Published: Friday | July 30, 2010
Simpson-Miller
The Editor, Sir:
I think the recent call by Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller, urging wealthy Jamaicans to take up residence in inner-city [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]communities[/COLOR][/COLOR], is a most foolish one. Why should they?
If she truly believes this is a good move then she should lead by example and take up residence in her constituency or some other garrison/inner-city community. In the same way that PM Bruce Golding led by example when he took a 15 per cent salary cut and urged his Cabinet ministers to take a ten per cent cut in their salaries, which they did, Mrs Simpson Miller should lead by example. However, if challenged to do so, I suspect her defence will be that she does not consider herself to be a wealthy Jamaican.
It is also worth noting that when Mrs Simpson Miller was urged by PM Golding to take a salary cut, she failed to comply with that request. Where is the sacrifice on your part Mrs Simpson Miller?
I am, etc.,
PATRICK A GALLIMORE
pagalley@hotmail.com
Foolish proposal
Published: Friday | July 30, 2010
Simpson-Miller
The Editor, Sir:
I think the recent call by Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller, urging wealthy Jamaicans to take up residence in inner-city [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]communities[/COLOR][/COLOR], is a most foolish one. Why should they?
If she truly believes this is a good move then she should lead by example and take up residence in her constituency or some other garrison/inner-city community. In the same way that PM Bruce Golding led by example when he took a 15 per cent salary cut and urged his Cabinet ministers to take a ten per cent cut in their salaries, which they did, Mrs Simpson Miller should lead by example. However, if challenged to do so, I suspect her defence will be that she does not consider herself to be a wealthy Jamaican.
It is also worth noting that when Mrs Simpson Miller was urged by PM Golding to take a salary cut, she failed to comply with that request. Where is the sacrifice on your part Mrs Simpson Miller?
I am, etc.,
PATRICK A GALLIMORE
pagalley@hotmail.com
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