Should we pay charges for water?

DrumSteve · 12-10-2009, 09:04

Green Water Charges

Just seen this this morning.

while i do agree to some extent i believe that water is a vital service and one that should not be charged for. excessive usage should incur some fine maybe but consistent charging is not a good idea. beside when you bring in a charge for this it will only go up.

*Wazdakka* · 12-10-2009, 09:08

Do The Arab's pay for Sand?

**Hellrazer** · 12-10-2009, 09:11

It pisses rain in this country for 365 days a year and they want us to pay for it.

Fook that.Bunch of loony hippies.

Greens just lost my vote after this weekends shambles.

hoochio · 12-10-2009, 09:11

It's not the publics water use that's the problem-it's our leaky antiquated pipes imo that are wasting most of the water in this country

hobochris · 12-10-2009, 09:12

With the amount of rain in this country we do not have a water shortage, so this charge is not needed imo.

Water is a basic human need, people cant live without drinking it in one form or another, as such I feel people should be entitled to it without charge.

Its just another tax That IMO cannot be justified.

Rather then deal with out of control public expenditure this government see's the electorate as collective cash cows waiting to be milked.

What next a credit card slot on a defibrillator?

K-Ren · 12-10-2009, 09:14

I think it's a bit of a joke, the boil notice we've had on our water for over a year still hasn't been lifted. Not that there's anything wrong with it though *mutated flinch*

johnny_adidas · 12-10-2009, 09:14

if they do charge for it, wont they open themselves up to all sorts of claims for hard water damage (or installation of systems to prevent such damage) which is a particularly bad in my locality?

Long Onion · 12-10-2009, 09:14

May I respectfully point out that everyone in the countryside pays for water every year, year in, year out. So, either do not introduce rates and subsidise rural water schemes or introduce rates for urban dwellers - either way, can we have a level of equity please?

Dr_Teeth · 12-10-2009, 09:15

We already pay for our water through taxes, it's not like it magically appears in our taps.

*nipplenuts* · 12-10-2009, 09:16

Yes we should. But we should not be paying on the quoted "reduce waste" justification while the system leaks 30-40% of carriage (IIRC). Nor should we be charged directly for the metres, as is likely to happen

*My name is URL* · 12-10-2009, 09:16

More & more bills for more & more people that are already struggling

pisses me off... there'll probably be a charge on that soon too

*nipplenuts* · 12-10-2009, 09:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hellrazer

Fook that.Bunch of loony hippies.

Greens just lost my vote after this weekends shambles.

They would never get mine. They are a big part of the reason this country is in the toilet.

**Hellrazer** · 12-10-2009, 09:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by nipplenuts

They would never get mine. They are a big part of the reason this country is in the toilet.

Only gave them the vote because they said they`d never go into government with FF

Id say they`lll find it hard to get the water charges in place though.I didnt pay them the last time and I wont be paying them this time.

**The-Rigger** · 12-10-2009, 09:22

Time to fill the bath up.

Krieg · 12-10-2009, 09:23

Id happily pay extra charge for water, provided it was clean, clear of cystosporidium and lead.

Galway here btw

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12-10-2009, 09:04	#1
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johnny_adidas Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 837 Adverts \| Friends	if they do charge for it, wont they open themselves up to all sorts of claims for hard water damage (or installation of systems to prevent such damage) which is a particularly bad in my locality? Last edited by johnny_adidas; 12-10-2009 at 09:17.

12-10-2009, 09:14	#8
Long Onion Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Over there >>> Posts: 1,318 Adverts \| Friends	May I respectfully point out that everyone in the countryside pays for water every year, year in, year out. So, either do not introduce rates and subsidise rural water schemes or introduce rates for urban dwellers - either way, can we have a level of equity please? __________________ “To accuse another of having weak kidneys, lungs, or heart, is not a crime; on the contrary, saying he has a weak brain is a crime. To be considered stupid and to be told so is more painful than being called gluttonous, mendacious, violent, lascivious, lazy, cowardly: every weakness, every vice, has found its defenders, its rhetoric, its ennoblement and exaltation, but stupidity hasn't.” Primo Levi

12-10-2009, 09:11	#3
Hellrazer Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,850 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Animals & Pet Issues, Tattoos & Piercings	It pisses rain in this country for 365 days a year and they want us to pay for it. Fook that.Bunch of loony hippies. Greens just lost my vote after this weekends shambles.

12-10-2009, 09:11	#4
hoochio Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mayo Posts: 57 Adverts \| Friends	It's not the publics water use that's the problem-it's our leaky antiquated pipes imo that are wasting most of the water in this country

12-10-2009, 09:12	#5
hobochris Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubland Posts: 1,295 Adverts \| Friends	With the amount of rain in this country we do not have a water shortage, so this charge is not needed imo. Water is a basic human need, people cant live without drinking it in one form or another, as such I feel people should be entitled to it without charge. Its just another tax That IMO cannot be justified. Rather then deal with out of control public expenditure this government see's the electorate as collective cash cows waiting to be milked. What next a credit card slot on a defibrillator?

12-10-2009, 09:14	#6
K-Ren Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In my honky-tonk lagoon Posts: 356 Adverts \| Friends	I think it's a bit of a joke, the boil notice we've had on our water for over a year still hasn't been lifted. Not that there's anything wrong with it though mutated flinch

12-10-2009, 09:15	#9
Dr_Teeth Registered User Join Date: Feb 1998 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,894 Adverts \| Friends	We already pay for our water through taxes, it's not like it magically appears in our taps.

12-10-2009, 09:16	#10
nipplenuts Duking it! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: On my feet Posts: 6,100 Adverts \| Friends	Yes we should. But we should not be paying on the quoted "reduce waste" justification while the system leaks 30-40% of carriage (IIRC). Nor should we be charged directly for the metres, as is likely to happen __________________

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My name is URL So ronery.. Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 5,370 Adverts \| Friends	More & more bills for more & more people that are already struggling pisses me off... there'll probably be a charge on that soon too __________________

12-10-2009, 09:22	#14
The-Rigger Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 3rd boxcar, midnight train Posts: 10,328 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows	Time to fill the bath up. __________________ ---------------- This round, Texas Doozy, Face cards are wild, 3 is a Jinx, 5s are 2s. ----------------

12-10-2009, 09:23	#15
Krieg Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Galway Posts: 1,600 Adverts \| Friends	Id happily pay extra charge for water, provided it was clean, clear of cystosporidium and lead. Galway here btw

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