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Sri Lanka`s devolution proposal gets slammed
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AnuD
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 26 Jan 2008 22:23:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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It might be crap for you and I do understand because grievances is subjective and depends on the person or group looking at it.
What ever it is what tamils are doing wreck the country.It sends the country more into trouble.
right now Sri Lanka is a top heavy country, there are so many politicians and so much bureaucracy and nothing works.
WE need a very strong leader with a vision and we need to get rid of all the extremist and moderate tribal leaders.
This is why Canadians pay Federal & Provincial Taxes and the municipality taxes through property taxes. Transfer payments are based on Federal responsibility and regions ability to generate funds. Over all this we pay GST and SST which you would know as PST which too goes to two different jurisdictions.
Because Canadians have money they can pay taxes.
but what do the Sri Lankans have. MOst of Srilankans are poor and ther North and EAST are on SOCIAL WELFARE. So, Colombo and the Central Bank have to look after everything
MahindaR is a product of the system. He can not change these things overnight. WE have expect from him at least during his presidency and the tenure he will change the system for better.
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 26 Jan 2008 22:32:35 GMT Report for Abuse
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This is why Canadians pay Federal & Provincial Taxes and the municipality taxes through property taxes. Transfer payments are based on Federal responsibility and regions ability to generate funds. Over all this we pay GST and SST which you would know as PST which too goes to two different jurisdictions.
Yes, that should be case with a lean cost effective administrative structure. However, we need to find moderate bright leaders to implement policies.
In my view, all the problems in Sri Lanka are due to lack of bright leaders.
The current set of Sinhalese, Tamils & Muslims leaders are not capable of solving problems in Sri Lanka. We need to find intelligent leaders that are suited to 21st century and who are living in the 21st century.
Edited By - peacemakerSri - 26 Jan 2008 22:39:03 |
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26 Jan 2008 22:38:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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What ever .....
You see only what you want to see. I don't think the country is going down because of Tamils. I see it going down because SL as a country has not evolved with time.
The current structure was good when the Brits were in charge. Because they considered that they were the masters and everyone else were slaves. They took the cream of the country and left the craps. Todays politicians are doing the same but people will not put-up with it.
Todays Govt is Top Heavy
I would add inefficient to it. But it doesn't have to be that way. If power is decentralized then the authority is decentralized too. The amount of funds in the control of politicians will be drastically reduced minimizing corruption at the center. Local governments are much closer to the population and the activities better scrutinized and politicians are held accountable.
Today what you have is authority without any accountability. |
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26 Jan 2008 22:39:23 GMT Report for Abuse
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DVLADV,
http://www.sankathi.net/content/full_leadnews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1201318038&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&
could you tell me what this talks about? |
AnuD
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26 Jan 2008 22:49:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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DVLADV:
HOw many provinces in Sri Lanka, 09,
Instead of one minister for education, health, agriculture etc., 09 ministers for each discipline.
People are complaining about 225 ministers. Wait and see when all the provincial councils are functioning.
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26 Jan 2008 23:08:30 GMT Report for Abuse
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Look at it from the positive side. You got 1 person looking at 9 regions and don't have a clue.
One person is holding a large pie than 9 increasing the rate of corruption.
Individuals who have a problem with an area have a difficulty rate of 9 to reach him or her.
Take the president or the ministers: they have the discretion where they are going to fund and what they are going to fund. Even are the Sinhalese getting a pair share if the politician of that area is not powerful.
MR's concentration is Habantota and that general area.
Bandaranayake's were Attanagala region.
Who is going to look at the country as a whole? Can you do this with the current system?
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26 Jan 2008 23:08:55 GMT Report for Abuse
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AnuD
HOw many provinces in Sri Lanka, 09,
Instead of one minister for education, health, agriculture etc., 09 ministers for each discipline.
People are complaining about 225 ministers. Wait and see when all the provincial councils are functioning.
The objective of full devolution of power is to have a cost effective, efficient administrative structure.
Make no mistake, it is not a solution for the LTTE extremism. LTTE should be militarily, ideologically and politically defeated.
In my view, Sri Lanka needs only five provincial councils.
North(including Anuradhapura), South, East, West and Central.
9 provincial councils are too much for a small country like Sri Lanka.
Edited By - peacemakerSri - 26 Jan 2008 23:23:48 |
AnuD
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In my view, Sri Lanka needs only five provincial councils.
North(including Anuradhapura), South, East, West and Central.
9 provincial councils are too much for a small country like Sri Lanka.
LTTE should be militarily, ideologically and politically defeated.
This is, I agree. WE should remark all the boundaries.
Edited By - AnuD - 26 Jan 2008 23:20:44 GMT |
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26 Jan 2008 23:17:23 GMT Report for Abuse
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| ThinKing what is that site? I cannot cut and paste and the link is too long and lazy to type. |
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Thinking,
It says that an attempt by SLA to move towards Adampan has been stopped, during the course of which, three SLA soldiers had died and more than nine injured.
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