To begin with, I’m not an economist
and I’m not pretending to be one (I don’t do that). I just happen to have an
opinion as usual and here it is:
Pay increase for civil servants
is awesome, particularly those in the lower salary bands. However, without
providing new jobs for those who are still unemployed – you know, distribute
the availability of means of securing the necessities of life, especially for
families like typical Gambia’s that are so extended that even the extension of
the extended family becomes family, these increases will only mean more
dependency on the sole earners and supporters of such families.
So, unless we de-concentrate
earning abilities, the percentage raise this year regardless, relational burden
will cause these civil servants to come next year and ask for more. I’m of the
belief that when more than one person in every household is gainfully engaged,
and all willing to feed the kitty, the burden on individual income will lessen
and that’ll encourage personal savings - a move from not affording to save to
not affording to not save.
I’m not saying government should
provide work for everybody, that’s not even possible. The government’s job is
to employ essential people who will help create the conditions for employment
creation, restrict expenses to socially useful causes and essential national
conveniences, provide water, electricity, dependable communication, and
facilities that’ll attract investment. But most of all, allow entrepreneurs to
freely explore, innovate and profit. Yeah, we gotta allow them to PROFIT,
because if they don’t profit, they wouldn’t employ.
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