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I have seen some of the arguments put forward on the site with regards the govt. performance.
Lazie says for example debt and crime is too high and therefore the govt fails, and Karl for example says fed-ex has replaced the royal mail therefore the govt. has succeeded.
But what really is a fair measure of a governments performance?
For simplicity I have broke it down to four areas.
1. I think the primary responsibility of a government is the security of its people.
This includes establishing the rule of law and enforcing it in all matters(civil and criminal) as well as the general security of its people from threats both inside and outside. I think this is the greatest failing of this administration. I don't get the feeling that justice prevails in Jamaica and people are safe and their rights indisputable. On security and justice I give the govt. 1 out of 10.
2. The health of its people. A govt. must insure that the population is healthy. In this regard I feel the performance is commendable for a third world country and my grade is 6 out of 10.
3. Infrastructure. The govt must provide and maintain the necessary infrastructure so that the society can go about its business in an organized and productive way. On this count, I feel compelled to split the grade to a good ( I feel charitable) 7 out of 10 for the capitol city and about 3 out of 10 for the rest of the country.
4. The govt must provide for a friendly business climate. I have grouped things like ease of doing business and tax collection and interaction between public and private sector bodies in this. Again being as objective as I can, I would give the govt. no more than 3 out of 10. Jamaica is a tough place to do business we are over taxed and under facilitated as a direct result of govt. policy.
So I think overall it is a failing grade.
Lazie says for example debt and crime is too high and therefore the govt fails, and Karl for example says fed-ex has replaced the royal mail therefore the govt. has succeeded.
But what really is a fair measure of a governments performance?
For simplicity I have broke it down to four areas.
1. I think the primary responsibility of a government is the security of its people.
This includes establishing the rule of law and enforcing it in all matters(civil and criminal) as well as the general security of its people from threats both inside and outside. I think this is the greatest failing of this administration. I don't get the feeling that justice prevails in Jamaica and people are safe and their rights indisputable. On security and justice I give the govt. 1 out of 10.
2. The health of its people. A govt. must insure that the population is healthy. In this regard I feel the performance is commendable for a third world country and my grade is 6 out of 10.
3. Infrastructure. The govt must provide and maintain the necessary infrastructure so that the society can go about its business in an organized and productive way. On this count, I feel compelled to split the grade to a good ( I feel charitable) 7 out of 10 for the capitol city and about 3 out of 10 for the rest of the country.
4. The govt must provide for a friendly business climate. I have grouped things like ease of doing business and tax collection and interaction between public and private sector bodies in this. Again being as objective as I can, I would give the govt. no more than 3 out of 10. Jamaica is a tough place to do business we are over taxed and under facilitated as a direct result of govt. policy.
So I think overall it is a failing grade.
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