In their two terms in office (1984 – 1989) and (1993 – 1998) they taxed the people mercilessly even though they had promised to reduce taxes.

It was the PUP that had to abolish the UDP border tax, the 15% killa VAT and the 5% tax on your savings. They promised “free education” and “free land”. Yet, parents had to pay more to send their children to school and many more children were dropping out. “Free land” was a cruel joke under the UDP except for the free land they gave themselves at the foot of the Bel-China Bridge, not to mention the hundreds of parcels they gave to their relatives and cronies. The Caribbean Shores area and the Mountain Pine Ridge reserves were shared up among their special friends while genuine farmers and home builders were deprived. Yes, we know what they did. We don’t have to imagine what they would do.