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Imposition of taxes is not the answer – Moderator

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  • STEVOOO 10 years ago

    Yeessssss.....ndc shd use our cash for subah, sada, gyeeda, woyome, waterville, isofotone, buy cars for legon girls to campaign for ndc, buy cars for chiefs, overspend our 2012 budget by 8.7 bn ghc,for mahama to win elections ...
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  • english teacher 10 years ago

    I hope the ndc propaganda machinery do not say this Rev. is NPP. The facts are clear. Ghana's economy is i shambles due to the mismanagement of the ndc government

  • Kwaku 10 years ago

    Who cares they can attack him,their own Arch-Bishop Duncan Williams said John Mahama and his ministers are under attack from the demons.Which one is more serious than what the Presby Moderator has said.

  • WOYOME 10 years ago

    NDC KNOWS THERE IS MONEY IN RUNNING A COUNTRY - - THE REST IS UNIMPORTANT. AFTER CHOPPING TO THE BONE - - TAXES. IF YOU CRY AND WAIT FOR THE NEXT ELECTIONS STEALING BY SUPREME COURT JUDGES. GOD HELP GHANA!!!

  • Kwawu Agbemenu 10 years ago

    I fully support the Rt. Rev Martey; we MUST all rise up & fight corruption as well as throw out MPs who are fighting not for Ghana, but only for themselves, no matter which party they belong to.

  • STEVOOO 10 years ago

    yes the solution to all this greed and selfishness and lack of patriotism and sheer display of mediocrity by our leadership is to avoid tribalism in our voting patterns....when a party performs very badly they shd be voted ou ...
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  • SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

    Dramani Mahama is just an idiot, stupid and political money, who has no political ideas apart from stealing, fucking women and loot and share but nothing else.

    Why should this country, a country such as Ghana can grow tota ...
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  • DOUBLE STANDARDS 10 years ago

    YOU MUST BE TALKING ABOUT NPP, K4 AND CO!!! EVEN AKUFFO ADDO FONDLED BREASTS ON TV!!! I THINK YOU WOULD BE HAPPY IF MAHAMA DECLARED GHANA HIPC, KNOCKED A FEW MORE ZEROES OF THE CURRENCY AND LEGALIZED DRUGS!!! THAT'S NPP FOR Y ...
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  • MOUNTAIN PATRIOT 10 years ago

    BRAVO REV.MARTEY.NO GHANAIAN SHOULD BE GAGED NOR SILENCED BY THE SELFISH POLITICIANS TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THEIR EVILS.WE ARE ALL INVOLVED IN THE POLITICAL RUNNING OF THE NATION WITHOUT PUTTING ON POLITICAL COLOURS.

  • dan 10 years ago

    THAT IS KILLING DEMONSTRATORS IN KUMASSI AND THEN CLAIM IT IS JUSTIFIED
    ANYONE THAT WANT TO RISE AGAINST EVIL AND AGAINST MAHAMA INJUSTICE SHULD KEEP THIS IN MIND THAT HE CAN BE KILLED ONLY FOR HIS OPINION,GHANA IS NOT DEMO ...
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  • MYOWN 10 years ago

    President Mahama, listen to all these good counselling coming from the men of God (the Clergy) in the country. Mahama, do you think Ghanaians are 'crying wolf when there is no wolf?' The people of Ghana are suffering under yo ...
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  • Yaro Aguddy 10 years ago

    Mahama can listen to all the advise he has but the simple truth is that he has got no clue what to do with the advise

  • JOBLINKS 10 years ago

    WE HAVE VACANCIES FOR POSITIONS LISTED BELOW:
    IN ACCRA.

    WAITRESSES
    WAITERS
    COOKS,
    SALES CLERKS
    HOUSE-KEEPERS,
    HOUSE HELPS,
    SECURITY MEN / WOMEN,
    FEMALE OFFICE CLERKS,
    DRIVERS
    Kitchen assistance,
    FOR JOBS IN ACC ...
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  • Kb 10 years ago

    Ghana pastors are the most corrupt human scum in the world.

  • Ceeboy Dangerman 10 years ago

    Long ago I told Ghanaians to be mindful of spending. But because we are cry babies we have missed the boat. So we are sinking fast. Ghana could over come the tragedy by working harder, save more, cut down on unnecessary spend ...
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  • Kof 10 years ago

    Religious leaders in Ghana can help the economy not robbing the poor folk with false prophecy that makes them give their money to these Scums. I think that more pressing than getting involve in politics. You, mr SCUM needs to ...
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  • Houdini 10 years ago

    Tithes are not by force. You pay tithes of 10% of your wages when you are working and wish to do so unlike taxes government impose nilly-willy.

    You don't have to pay offertory or tithes when you go to church so your commen ...
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  • pala 10 years ago

    these days i can i assure you tithes are by subtle force. you are disingeniously made to feel cursed, you are coerced subtly, you are tortured psychologically. Houdini pleaee tithes today are being collected by force. Look, t ...
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  • Yiadom 10 years ago

    Pala. all over the world, churches collect tithes and offerings but some of nations do things right. Our major problem as Ghanaians is the massive corruption of public officials. Please let's not reduce this to tithes and col ...
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  • Ceeboy Dangerman 10 years ago

    Ghanaians do not want the system to work. Ghanaians keep looking for faults with the system. Ghanains are nothing but cry babies with evil on their minds. In this case Ghana has one option that is cry the less!!!!

  • great call 10 years ago

    great call

  • Isaac-HAMBURG, GERMANY 10 years ago

    So President Mahamah still doesnt see the need to sanction his appointees and call them to order as well as stopping the dubious contracts he enters into with His allied companies to Dupe the Nation?

  • Concerned 10 years ago

    Tax is the most powerful tool a gov can use to run the whole country not just the economy. Ndoom yesterday outlined how it can be used to control the economy by stimulating growth in exports,jobs,reducing imports and controll ...
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  • AGYAAKU 10 years ago

    Besides corruption that needs to be tackled vigorously from all fronts including the PULPIT, Ghanaians crave for everything foreign accounts for the bad state of the economy. People prefer foreign made "everything" to things ...
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  • Wofa Nantwie 10 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt would have descended on you. Men of God are not supposed to comment on politics and the economy. You should be like Duncan Williams and spiritually arrest all the bad things happening in Ghana

  • Boy Alinko 10 years ago

    Asiedu Nketiah et. al. should find a way to replace Mahama in a palace coup. This happens in situations where the leader has been seen CLEARLY to be incapable. Right now what is happening is that the NDC quickly comes to the ...
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  • FOR YOUR COUNTRY 10 years ago

    SORRY HE CANT BE REPLACED, UNLESS HE HIMSELF RESIGN. IN THAT CASE THE VICE TAKES OVER. THEY CAN ONLY BE REPLACED WHEN NEW ELECTIONS ARE CALLED

  • Ato Kwamena 10 years ago

    Remove the timber in your eyes oooo b4 u attempt the broom in others' eyes. Pls Mr. Monsterator respond to your own former PRO's accusations of corruption

  • ASIEDU NKETIA 10 years ago

    AKONFEM MAHAMA NEED THIS KIND OF ADVICE. STOP THE LOOT AND SHARE DUBIOUS JUDGEMENT DEBT.

  • NHG 10 years ago

    We should not be afraid to pay taxes for throughout the world, taxes play very essential roles in governments revenues. What we need to do is to hold government accountable to the revenue it gets from taxes as regards its usa ...
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  • ABLETSI 10 years ago

    PRESBY MODERATOR THANK YOU. YOU ARE THE TRUE MAN OF GOD. CHRISTIANITY AND GOVERNMENT RUN HAND IN HAND. YOU ARE INDEED DOING THE WORK OF GOD. DO NOT RELENT IN YOUR EFFORTS TO PUT THIS MEDIOCRE GOVERNMENT ON ITS TOES.

  • warehouse 10 years ago

    AT LEAST TODAY THE COMMENTS ARE CLEAR
    AM HAPPY GHANAIANS ARE BECOMING MORE
    DESCENING ON ISSUES NOT( N.D.C) AND (N.P.P.) BED MATES. AT LEAST THESE VIEWS WILL MOVE US FOWARD. THANKS
    ALL GHANAIANS.

  • still rastafari 10 years ago

    good counsel Rev.......churches must not sit on the fence

  • Dilys 10 years ago

    My dear Moderator, you should have told them what to do if indeed you are concerned and just not criticize.

  • Trassian 10 years ago

    He has no ideas!

  • Edward-Kumasi 10 years ago

    Is it worth belonging to a church anymore???
    From gay and lesbian advocates, to political dogs!
    God!!!!!!!

  • GABRIEL KUTU QUARM 10 years ago

    It is highly fundamental that our inflationary woes is as a result of imported inflation and to tax the people who are already over-burdened would mean the ruling party has not figured out the plight of the ordinary Ghanaian. ...
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  • Law Speaks 10 years ago

    The fight against corruption should not be the call for only christians but all Ghanains.

  • NHG 10 years ago

    Do payment of taxes affect payment of tithes in the church? This is a very good topic for a PhD research

  • spanky 10 years ago

    The exposure of corruption should start from the church where known members with questionable wealth must be must be exposed instead of accepting their ill gotten wealth.God is not mocked so far as ill gotten wealth is concer ...
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  • NII YAOTEY ATUA, 10 years ago

    DO YOUR SERVICE TO THE CHURCH, AND LEAVE POLITICS TO THE POLITICIANS. YOU INTERFERE TOO MUCH IN POLITICS. YOU ALWAYS THINK YOU KNOW IT ALL.

  • Dessy,Canada 10 years ago

    citizenly must pay tax to keep the country running..countries without taxes are bankrupt..without taxes,there will be no better education,healthcare,sanitation and better roads...tax the wealthiest..

  • David 10 years ago

    NPP should tell us what they will do differently. These noise - things are hard , we are suffering etc wont get the votes. We all know you are suffering because you cat get the chance to steal like u did under Kuffour.
    Tell ...
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  • David 10 years ago

    What do these NPP apparatchiks take us for? Too many loudmouth DIY experts

  • eas 10 years ago

    I WISH THE PROFESSOR WILL STAND AS THE NEXT NPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN YEAR2016. WHY NOT GO TO THE BUSH, FAST AND PRAY FOR THE NATION.

  • K.B GHANAIAN 10 years ago

    They should be a bit sensitive to the people of this country,and also think back before they became ministers and president of this country when they were PAYING everything by themselves
    What happen to the PROCEED OF AL ...
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  • Mingle -Italy 10 years ago

    Common sense is not common to every one

  • Igp 10 years ago

    Oman Ghana tell Mahama aban se yen tua untaxes, if he can not enforce the laws on the mining corporations paying their fair share of taxes due Ghana government. Why should poor Ghanaians pay taxes to help the mining groups ru ...
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  • Mystry 10 years ago

    If only they will listen to Ghanaian citizens. They only THINK of their Big Belly.

    Note: If we DON'T TAKE CARE, THERE MIGHT BE CIVIL WAR IN GHANA. You mark my words!

  • Mystry 10 years ago

    Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

  • KOFI 10 years ago

    maybe the prez should collect tithes and collection in place of taxes

  • MR TRUELY TRUELY 10 years ago

    This Rev. Martey is very good in what he said. Waste need to be cut down, corruption need to be address fully. Prayers has nothing to do in these cases as Duncan Williams abuses the name of God for prayers on Cedi depreciatio ...
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  • TEE 10 years ago

    MAHAMA THE THIEF WHERE IS THE MONEY YOU TOOK TO DUBAI. THE DOWN FALL OF GHANA IS THE LOOT AND SHARE CHECKS AND BALANCES CHOP CHOP GO SCOT-FREE. MAHAMA USED THE STATE COFFERS PAID HIS BROTHER'S DEBTS AND NOW GHANA IS BROKE.GIV ...
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  • TEE 10 years ago

    MAHAMA THE VISIONLESS HOPELESS CLUELESS AIMLESS USELESS IDEALESS PRESIDENT I WILL EVER REMEMBER. THE LAST TIME EVER A NORTHERNER WILL EVER DREAM OF BEING A PRESIDENT IN GHANA, WASTE OF TIME ALL THESE 5 SOLID YEARS

  • Ganyo 10 years ago

    Since these "Men of God" know so much about how to run the country, how about them coming together to form a political party to vie for our votes at the next general election.

  • Odiasempa 10 years ago

    For me this is a real man of God. He fearlessly expresses his opinion and gives alternatives. I think I have to start attending Presby.

  • dan 10 years ago

    MAHAMA DONT CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS THE MAN LOVE TO HIT GHANA PEOPLE WITH TAXES LEFT AND RIGHT,THERE HAVE BEEN NO TAX THAT MAHAMA DIDNOT LIKE IN FACT HE IS LOOKING FOR MORE WAYS TO RAISE TAXES AND HE IS DOING IT WHILE OUR ECONO ...
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  • YAA 10 years ago

    The banks are as useless as the government. Now Ecobank charges GHC 10 to maintain checking accounts. At the end of the year they will be quick to post their profits which are obviously the result of cheap tactics and not inn ...
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