Two Tales, One Country: Review of the Mid-Year Budget

Does anyone remember Chemical Ali of Iraq? The man whose words comforted Iraqis, but the reality was that American bombs were dropping like rain.

In life, words matter. Humans cannot be deceived with counterfactual analysis and promises because in the end, reality always catches up. The Finance Minister, Hon. Ato Forson (aka Dr. Doolittle), in his mid-year budget review, offered promises and propaganda notes to NDC communicators rather than solutions to the country’s problems. ...