Punish the AN C severely or pay higher taxes & suffer more job losses - COPE
15 July 2016
Congress of the People urges South Africans, in their own interest, to punish the ANC severely at the polls on August 3, 2016. Otherwise it will be business as usual and the economy will take a further beating for the remainder of the year.
Investors want long term policy certainty. The greater the certainty, the higher will be their investment. The ruling party is failing to listen and unwilling to comply on this issue. The ANC, therefore, needs tough love to help to correct it and to stop its leaders and cadres from endlessly looting state resources. Only by punishing the party will it feel compelled to govern in keeping with the Constitution and the rule of law.
Continued support for the ruling party will unfortunately see everyone in power busy flouting the Constitution with impunity until the general election. The SAA will continue to delay submitting its financials, deadline after deadline, SAPO will put out the begging bowl, the SABC will be a law unto itself, parliament will remain as chaotic as ever and cadres across the public service will drain the country totally dry. The upshot of all of the financial irregularities will inevitably mean a declining economy, growing unrest and higher taxes for fewer and inferior services. The upper echelon, will still have their snouts in the trough. Nothing will change if voters do not punish the ANC.
In India, the once mighty Indian Congress was finally removed from power because absolute power corrupted it absolutely. Today, India is growing faster than any other economy in the world. The ANC too has become absolutely corrupted through the exercise of absolute power. The widespread looting presided over by Mr Zuma has drained the national treasury and now all of us face the prospect of increased taxes in February 2017. To give the ANC your vote and then to be smacked with higher taxes in return cannot be a sensible option for any voter.