Post-Election Blues...or is it Reds

Hi everyone,
I had mentioned to you some blogs ago of the "defrocking of one of our very own." I said it vaguely like this since I was not sure it would actually happen. What I meant was the removal of Marcel Cardona as a minister of government. Of course, the timing of this move like so many other things needed to be in sync with the municipal elections.

These TWO are the biggest: The 'reshuffle' or the reissuing of Cardona's portfolio and the reading of the General Revenue Appropriation Bill (budget).

In December or so when fuel prices went below the level thousands of us Belizeans can even fathom, I thought that money was being wasted. Prices should have been held steady at about seven dollars and all the difference could have been used to do worthy stuff. But no; our Prime Minister had to TRY to fulfill his 'lower the cost of living' promise.

I know very well that NO government has control over prices. The economy of the world is daunted by forces that no 1 government can control. Certain governments can sway economies but control does not entirely exist.

Obama's 'stimulus' is only that, it is an attempt to jolt the US economy out of negative growth...not control.

Why would someone tell the country ad nauseum that he is responsible for the low fuel prices? The sad part for him is that people will take the April 1st realignment as a definite raise of prices. I believe he should have steered it the 7 dollar level from the time it was plummeting.

Notice how many businesses that raised prices because of the 'high fuel prices' ($11) did not miss a beat in order restore prices. The last time fuel prices were that low some of these businesses were not even open.

Let me explain a bit... Fuel is an import. We therefore need to produce and export something first before we can have the foreign exchange ($US) to pay ESSO for the a new batch of fuel. This means millions of US dollars every two to three weeks. Get the picture? Yes, we need fuel to produce things but that is where government can help... help to cane farmers, farmers, producers etc. The problem there has always been that our Belizeans find a way to subvert the system by using this fuel for personal means and there goes the government's help.

When we are at home. What happens to any grocery that your mom/dad buy a lot of... We waste it. The same happens with fuel. I know of some people that "circled"in their vehicles a lot more since the price allowed them. Well reality will set in again.

Anyway peeps... it all goes back to looking into the mirror and making the best decisions for ourselves and our town. It does help the country on the longer run.