Ireland politics (Part 1)

[binkybarnes]

All messing aside I wonder does he have narcolepsy or some condition like that.

[Julio_Geordio]

I’d say it’s boring as fuck sitting there and listening to the shite that’s talked in there

[TheUlteriorMotive]

Lettuce pray.

[TheUlteriorMotive]

@binkybarnes

All messing aside I wonder does he have narcolepsy or some condition like that.

Does he drive a car is then a bigger issue.

[Special_Olympiakos]

Too much red meat in his diet I reckon. That revelation would do him more damage than a nap during the budget I reckon

[myboyblue]

@binkybarnes

All messing aside I wonder does he have narcolepsy or some condition like that.

You’d slaughter Leo for that you cunt

[binkybarnes]

@myboyblue

You’d slaughter Leo for that you cunt

Eamon may have narcolepsy. Leo is a narcissist.

[myboyblue]

@binkybarnes

@myboyblue

You’d slaughter Leo for that you cunt

Eamon may have narcolepsy. Leo is a narcissist.

God bless TFK

[TheUlteriorMotive]

[Julio_Geordio]

@binkybarnes

Eamon may have narcolepsy. Leo is a narcissist.

Narcilepsy when you fall asleep thinking about how great you are

[tallback]

Good article in The Currency by Stephen Kinsella this morning on the Irish Tax base. Basically we need to raise more tax as a country and based upon international comparison he would suggest employers PRSI, net wealth taxes (including property) and increased income taxes (particularly on lower to middle income households).

The Currency (thecurrency)

Is there a way to throw a PDF up?

[Copper_pipe]

@tallback

Is there a way to throw a PDF up?

File.io has worked for me in the past

[Biff_Egan]

The stable income tax take for 2020 illustrates how many workers are out of the tax net. Once we stabilised the public finances the government couldn’t wait to take more and more people out of the tax net, boasting about it at every budget. Meanwhile opposition parties opposed LPT, USC and water charges.

There is no appetite in Ireland for broadening the tax base. Give Paddy US taxes and Swedish services.

[tallback]

@Copper_pipe

@tallback

Is there a way to throw a PDF up?

File.io has worked for me in the past

That worked

https://file.io/Vit2c4gZF2Cg

I would say that I think The Currency - while expensive - regularly produces quite interesting articles

[tallback]

@Biff_Egan

The stable income tax take for 2020 illustrates how many workers are out of the tax net. Once we stabilised the public finances the government couldn’t wait to take more and more people out of the tax net, boasting about it at every budget. Meanwhile opposition parties opposed LPT, USC and water charges.

There is no appetite in Ireland for broadening the tax base. Give Paddy US taxes and Swedish services.

Yeah - that’s all true. The article goes a bit beyond just income taxes though.

Your point about the Irish political system, all parties to some extent, is bang on the money.

[Massey]

I pay enough tax thanks very much.

[tallback]

@Massey

I pay enough tax thanks very much.

I hear you. I think everyone thinks they pay enough tax though - that’s one of his points.

[Massey]

If everybody payed nearly half their wages in tax we’d have loads of money.Maybe if so much of it wasn’t wasted we’d be a lot better off.

[tallback]

@Massey

If everybody payed nearly half their wages in tax we’d have loads of money.Maybe if so much of it wasn’t wasted we’d be a lot better off.

Yeah - I’d also agree that the expenditure and value for money needs to be looked at. Just out of an election where everyone seemed to want a bigger state (housing, healthcare, education, social supports etc) it’s not clear that the expenditure is coming down anytime soon.

[Ashman]

The article seems decent and reflect a moment in time . The Irish economy is very fluid and not easy to pin down