Comments - The Burning Question: What do people want from their vote?
Paul Pereira Sunday, 15 September 2024 02:27 AM
That the elected politicians actually implement/execute the voters desires and not the politician's personal agendas.
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Madeline Sunday, 15 September 2024 03:42 PM
The people want that their lives be made easy, no taxes., everything subsidised, cheap fuel, cheap food,
no laws to follow, no need to work hard, quick and easy money, live a corrupt life etc etc etc
A wonderful past Ceylon
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MANI Ratnam Sunday, 15 September 2024 03:53 PM
The fundamental flaw in Srilankan politics since independence.
The first thing they did immeadiately after independence is to defranchise the so called Indian Tamils. Even though they contributed for nearly half of the then Ceylon's forex earnings.
Because they got 8 seats in parliment.
The thinking was that we can't have minority winning in North and east and also in Uwa. At the same time the Galoya (Pattipalai Aaru_ changed to Gal Oya)project was commissioned.
People, mainly Tamils were removed to pave way for the construction and when it was compleated, instead of giving /resetting the displaced people, people from other areas ( ofcource Sinhalese )were brought in
and given land.
This the first attempt to change the demography of the Eastern province.
Kanthalai scheem is another one.
Followed by Sinhala only in 1956.
Even then they couldn't achive their goals.
The politicians belonging to the majority community couldn't tolerate the minority especially the Tamils doing well in all
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Ranjit Raymond Sunday, 15 September 2024 07:42 PM
Shame SL No suitable candidate to vote
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Kays Monday, 16 September 2024 09:08 AM
Eliminating corruption is a noble ideal but any politician that ignores or denies that corruption is rampant in the 3 key govt revenue departments, is a total hypocrite. A former senior customs officer claimed recently that VAT can be reduced to 5% if bribery at customs, excise, and inland revenue is eliminated. Cost of goods and service would also reduce further since the bribes paid are a hidden tax that is passed on to the public by businesses. Pity that the economic think tanks have done no research on this too. Maybe they fear the possible personal repercussions of poking the bear. Politicians on the other hand are a soft target!
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