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1 Jan — We're in 2016. The question is, have we turned the corner or will it be the same as 2015 or worse, are we going to dig ourselves further into a rut? Will we be inundated further with asinine comments and ideas from politicians, get taxed further and hold it all before deciding at the ballot box? No. We must question and demand answers for everything being done and spent in our name from all sides of the political equation. Let's make sure they are all accountable for their actions or face the boot when their time is up for another mandate.

By Jahabar Sadiq, CEO / Editor

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What I think

1 Jan — We're in 2016. The question is, have we turned the corner or will it be the same as 2015 or worse, are we going to dig ourselves further into a rut? Will we be inundated further with asinine comments and ideas from politicians, get taxed further and hold it all before deciding at the ballot box? No. We must question and demand answers for everything being done and spent in our name from all sides of the political equation. Let's make sure they are all accountable for their actions or face the boot when their time is up for another mandate.

By Jahabar Sadiq, CEO / Editor

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