santori:


now you are talking, if government can lead by example by being prudent and accountable, it will be easier for it to convince the people to pay tax, the people will readily oblige because they know the money tax paid will still come back to them in forms of service delivery and provision of basic infrastructures by the government

welfare package can never be every body, cos it can't be sustainable that way, the government will have to develop a scientific approach in determining who deserves it or not also who should be expunged,besides there should be a duration for a particular age bracket to benefit from it

mind you welfare package is a veritable tool for curbing crime

sammhi:
Another populist but thoughtless policy...how do you know poor families? this wil just create another avenue for corruption...what the poor families need is house and job and cheap food ..not stipends

Holuwathoby:
so many people have been bought by GEJ on ds Nairaland and they are blindly following him... Let us all say no to corruption and insecurity!

sucess001:



[size=20pt]if a primary six dropout is causing your Phd holder in Abuja to be peeing in his shorts...does it not show how clueless the Otuoke man is?[/size]

EasternLeopard:






Use that money to create jobs for them. So that when the grow up , they can feed themselves and contribute to national wealth

FAPatriot:
@atlwireless
What has those university graduates positively done for Nigeria.

barcanista:
Buhari is a man of integrity, he doesn't say something and do the opposite. I am sure you will be glad that he's is our PresideÑt-to-come

londoner:


I get your point, but lets be true to ourselves, Nigerians want something for nothing, ALWAYS.

Even when they go to countries where there is a welfare state, many simply try to scam the government. If not that the gov takes tax from source, many Nigerians abroad will not pay it.

I have heard here on NL many times, Nigerians complain about the fact that you have to pay tax abroad and cite it as a positive for Nigeria, that they are not made to pay tax.

Yet they want the benefits of a welfare state.

The notion that welfare curbs crime, is untrue and unfounded. Otherwise countries that have a welfare state, would be crime free.

Besides, Nigerians will take the N5000 and still commit crime. We are talking about N5000 per family, which is how much in a family of four? N312.50 per week, per person.

I'm pretty sure, a job (even as a megard) pays more than that.

By the way, you did not address my question about whether Nigerians are ready to pay tax?

Nowhere in the world, does the citizen say that they will pay tax after the gov has provided a welfare state. A welfare state is funded by the citizen, the government designs systems and decides how the money is used.

The citizen mobilises the governmnt, and they have no choice but to pay tax. The gov gets the tax before they get their share of the money they actually worked for.

Its not just income tax, its council tax, road tax, water rates, property tax, inheritance tax, business rates/tax. This is a DIRECT transfer from the citizen to the governments coffers, which the gov then uses to provide social amenities, from unemployment welfare, tax credits (for those working), child benefit, road repairs, libraries, parks.......you name it, the taxpayer is paying for it before they get it.

ISpiksDaTroof:
So, tell us how much you want folks that can't even afford two meals in 3 days to pay in taxes?

Ayekotoo:

Did you even attend primary school at all? Tout

Ologunjude:
Are you guys saying that we don't have the funds to carry out these promises. This country is f. .king rich. One tenth of the money stolen is enough for this laudable act in a year.

Aloralord1:

Better to put it that way than say its not possible.. BTW, did GMB say job creation isn't part of his manifesto? I'm sure of one thing, Buhari can't be worse than Jonathan no matter what some people say.

bobo65:


no dey talk nonsense jare

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He never said "global".... He said he would stabilize "Oil prices".
Now, if you think that is an impossible statement, then l have no right even discussing with you!

You need to get a Dictionary and look up the difference between "Stabilize" and "Increase/Decrease".
You also need to get a good "general education", Economics in particular, to see how "Market Stabilization" is/can be achieved.

I dont like dolts jumping on a topic they know nothing about, just because they are "fuelled" by partisan politics laced with a huge dose of ignorance!

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revolt:
eerm I'm an illiterate in economics , pls educate me on how hell stabilize oil prices, and the possibilities.

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If the above is really true, then it will take more than myself to make you understand a very "cranially complicated" procedure!
It will be like trying to teach "Differential Mathematics" to a five year old. I would rather he learns A,B, C first before attempting that.
My point is, you need to get to grasp with the "basics" of Economics 101... then we can sit down and discuss the above.

As a parting shot: "Some things" led to the volatility of the Oil price viz-a-viz how it affects Nigeria in particular (which was Buhari's focus and what he intends to address).

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