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Political Gaslighting Disguised as Patriotism<\/p>

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Dear ANR,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Government of Antigua & Barbuda recently announced plans to increase the vehicle licensing fee by 40% in an attempt to overhaul the country’s dilapidated roadways. This move which is to be debated in the next Parliamentary sitting has caused quite some backlash from the general public.<\/p>

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who is also the Finance Minister responded to the concerns by many in the most pious way, teetering to the point of gaslighting. “Gaslighting” is an attempt to manipulate someone or a group of people into questioning their sanity and reasoning.<\/p>

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In a post to his Facebook page, the Prime Minister entreated the people he plans to hit with this high increase as “Dear friends” in hopes of tapping into their emotional means of reasoning, then went on to use the presumed cost for licensing what is probably the most affordable vehicle on the streets of Antigua, a Toyota Vitz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that if you own a Vitz, the annual license cost is about $280 and the increase by 40% would be $108, which equals $9 a month. <\/p>

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The thing is, many people have a challenge with coming up with a lumpsum fee and do not have the option of paying an additional $9 per month versus at one time, therefore making the increase more onerous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This challenge in coming up with lumpsum fees is known by the Prime Minister, who just a few years ago mentioned introducing rent- to- own properties as many lower-income people may be unable to come up with the fees banks require as a deposit for a mortgage. It stands to reason that the immediate increase of a whopping 40% in vehicle licensing could also be quite burdensome. <\/p>

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There are also individuals who own vehicles that are larger than a Vitz, and would therefore have to pay a higher licensing fee. One may suggests that if one wants the luxury of having a larger vehicle, they should be prepared to pay higher fees but I beg to differ.<\/p>

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Many Antiguans would like to move beyond having the bare minimum and would have worked to attain the dignity of choice through their hard work, but increasing costs of living have made it more difficult and such an increase can be taken as a blow to wanting to be upwardly mobile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The Prime Minister and his apologists have actually worked to highlight the error of this government’s ways by stating that many Antiguans can afford to fete and should therefore be able to pay the increase. Well, thank you for mentioning it because recently we learnt that the government spent 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS on the One Nation concert and collected a measly $300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have not even collected HALF of the money spent, yet, they plan to extend the so- called festival in an industry that is already oversaturated both locally and regionally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us also take into consideration that this is the first year that there was an entrance fee for this event which has been happening for almost TEN years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okay, Gaston Browne and people of Antigua, in the same way that some of you have broken down the licensing fee to a month- to- month basis or have calculated how much Antiguans spend on fetes annually without empirical data, take out your calculators and do this- tell me how much millions has the country lost on having the One Nation concert year after year as our roads wasted away?????????? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the same way that we are being expected to budget and prioritize paying this fee, why weren’t the basic needs of decent roads which support productivity, shorter commuting times, a better standard of living and uplift the aesthetics of our country prioritized? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fixing our roads would have been a tangible move towards an economic powerhouse, instead, our government thought that the best they could do for us is provide us with another fete, similar to the ones we are now chided for paying to attend. Instead of taking the time to assess how private citizens spend their money, can we admit that the government has mismanaged our funds?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


I am sure it is a heavy bill to revamp our roads at this time, but that is what happens when you neglect something for an extended period of time. It’s like when a tooth begins to decay, and instead of getting it treated immediately, you leave it to fester, increasing complications so when you finally visit the dentist, you are hit with an unnecessarily high bill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Had our roads been fixed with a robust maintenance system in place during the now over 10 years that the current government has been in office, we would not now be saddled with the burden of possibly paying an exorbitant increase for basic roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Had the government said they were going to build a highway and charge a toll to recover the costs of construction, similar to what was done in Jamaica, I could be more understanding because that would be the cost of a luxury but we are not discussing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are talking about basic, simple roads so that you can adequately maintain driving on the left without jutting out to the right because there are potholes galore keeping you from staying in your lane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Trying to paint willingly paying this proposed increase as patriotism is nothing short of political gaslighting.
I, on the other hand like many Antiguans have run this through many robust syllogisms and have concluded the math simply ain’t mathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signed,
Pissed Off.<\/p>\n

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