General Election 2020 Part 2

[gaillimhmick]

Well we are much closer to Election 2.0 2020. This is going to be epic. Sinn Fein/IRA got an armchair ride in 1.0 but it will be very different this time round. It’s going to get very dirty.

[PhattPike]

It’s gonna get propa nasty. There will be long-forgotten Tweets from 2012 pulled out left right and centre.

[Bandage]

+1. You’re at absolutely nothing if you haven’t completed an industrial scale cleaning of your social media profiles (believe me, I know). That’s bare minimum stuff. The more astute should be trying to make things right with the family of lads/lassies killed by the ra.

[maroonandwhite]

Remember to recognize ANY question asked of a SF candidate for what it really is, pure, unapologetic, racism

[PhattPike]

Would there be any folk tunes SF candidates could learn that will go down well with all communities on the island? Dessie Ellis could be singing Ireland’s Call in the RDS in the summer.

[Lazarus]

Galway Mayor

Mike Cubbard

2 hrs ·

I’m advised from a few camps that the most likely outcome now is another General Election

[JonSnow]

Victory is ours

[gilgamboa]

@Arthur

I suppose the only question is, is it worth keeping financially, if not get rid of it. Genuinely can’t see why anyone would even be talking about it. The tax rate seems fair enough to me. I’m an ‘accidental landlord’ who’s lucky he has a tracker rate. If I didn’t I’d sell it and take the hit. I don’t really see how anyone can whinge. The property market shouldn’t exist as a cash cow.

Agree with this. Not that straightforward though if in negative equity. Would make sense for a policy whereby you could lease to local authority for 10 years for say 80% of mkt rent but full tax relief on rent. Would encourage a lot more rental to where it is needed

[ciarancareyshurlingarmy]

Not a bad idea in concept

[Corksfinedtboy]

[Corksfinedtboy]

What an absolute bollox

[flattythehurdler]

That would just push the individually wealthy back into the rental market, and drive house prices mental. Full tax relief on 80% and a guaranteed 10year lease paid for by the taxpayer??

[gilgamboa]

@flattythehurdler

That would just push the individually wealthy back into the rental market, and drive house prices mental. Full tax relief on 80% and a guaranteed 10year lease paid for by the taxpayer

A guaranteed 10 year lease at 80% of the market rent…

[BeTimberin]

There are upmarket areas in Limerick?

[Copper_pipe]

Gavan Reilly (gavreilly)

[anon67715551]

@TreatyStones

why did FF try to put an end to the PR system in the 60s

It’s been answered further along. The STV system was allowing scallywags annex seats using transfers. It was a vehicle to cement your arse to the Dáil chamber in perpetuity.

[Arthur]

What kind of deals can you get now if you rent it to the council for ten years? I’m considering it myself whenever my current tenant moves out. I haven’t put up his rent in 5 years as he’s a good tenant and it’s covering my mortgage.

[Arthur]

Explain how that worked??

[anon67715551]

@Julio_Geordio

FF are being extremely short sighted here you’d feel. They are appeasing the hardcore FFers at the expense of everyone else, and the hard core of FF is dying off at a rate of knots.

As far as I can see the hardcore FFers are being sidelined here by those entrusted with decision making ie. TD’s. These scions of dubious dynasties are trenchent in their attitude to participating in an administration with SF.
Lads I’ve spoken with were universally agreeable to an arrangement with SF and possibly the Greens. Why this negativity is being spouted by TD’s is a mystery to me.
SF are a Republican party, an addendum attaching to FF for generations. Bates me.

[myboyblue]

Fair play to them you’d have to say.