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I love your comments and take on things Paul! So to the point.
Lots of moans and groans , hear them all the time ! On and on and on !
Yet not one single plan or idea of how to change things , zip, nada , zilch !
So the crooks keep feeding at the trough and never get fired .
I have mooted one idea several times in various fora .
Maybe I should take to twitter ?
Given the underwhelming response so far am not expecting much !
Some have correctly commented that all those in government service are employees of the tax and ratepayers .
Not paying tax is almost unavoidable .
Paying rates are !
As you correctly mention ‘Johannesburg Ratepayers’ who begrudgingly cough up the $$$ on a monthly basis .
So, imagine , if say all the Jhb Ratepayers formed their own ‘group ‘ , which could lead to a Gauteng ratepayers group .
Say 500k and more ratepayers work as one ?
Month A , instead of paying the rates , you load up with enough electricity for 2-3 months ?
Month A payday has passed .
Month B , again no rates paid !
A gaping hole appears in the council trough !
Oh dear , what can they do ? And how long will it take ? Given how long it takes to fix a pot hole ?
Month C just sees more ‘non ratepayers ‘ joining in .
Now the trough is empty and broken !
By now its hitting the pockets of our ’employees’ , both good and useless .
‘You are required to pay rates ‘ quid pro quo, we expect delivery of services and a clean audit by the AG !
‘Ag shame , what about the subsidised poor ‘ , they are in the same boat . How is service delivery working for them ?
With clean , efficient councils , slowly the mis spent billions will filter back into their communities .
I have only one voice , multiply that a few million times 🙂
Hopefully in time to be registered as a new party , contesting local elections .
by the time nationals come back ? Non racial group takes control !
Would have no need to pay consultants , they will work ‘pro bono ‘ as a group 🙂 In their own interest 🙂
Even Status Quo changed over the years , one of my likes after seeing them live late 60s .
The past is done and dusted .
Only the CCP is currently changing history .
A ‘better life for all ‘ is only a better life for a few !
are their enough to ‘Carpe Diem’ in time ?
Sadly , most of the masses , taxpayers or not are seriously apathetic about the ‘status quo’ .
Motivate them and run the country !
Soon South Africa , much later the world 🙂
I do not seek financial gains , a small pension and med aid will be fine .
No blue light brigade ! I prefer to drive myself !
Who else better to be the head honcho ? Than the guy that came up with the idea ?
President for life , not for me , 4 years is enough .
By then it could have spread globally 🙂
Nobel ‘ Peace Prize ‘ ?
Elected ‘President of Earth ‘ 2026 ? ish .
Clearly , someone has to do something , Earth is not in a great place .
Ex Unitate Vires !
🙂 Normal ‘Copyright ‘ rules apply 🙂
As a ‘ collective’ (ANC talk)