[tayto lover]

Originally Posted by lividduck

120,000 have paid and a few hundred bothered to turn out to the day of action, not much support there for the anti tax campaign.

I have no intention of marching or protesting and there are many like me ...... we are just not going to pay.

[Slick50]

Originally Posted by dxhound2005

1.5 million have not registered, you don't know how many of them will pay or how many won't pay.

No I don't, and never claimed to know.

Originally Posted by dxhound2005

This is a situation where inaction does not mean anything, easiest decision ever not to part with your money a month ahead of when necessary.

Time will tell on this. But the nays/yeas in this poll are running 60/40, so we'll see.

[steddyeddy]

Why would anyone march to oppose this? Surely the best form of protest is not paying?

[Slick50]

Originally Posted by steddyeddy

Why would anyone march to oppose this? Surely the best form of protest is not paying?

Well the main reason would be to show other people who are like minded, or even those who may be unsure, and possibly still swaying, that they are not alone.

The government will get the message when they start to count the returns, from this morally wrong, unjust and unfair tax.

[gigino]

Originally Posted by Slick50

The government will get the message when they start to count the returns, from this morally wrong, unjust and unfair tax.

It will be forgotten about / abandoned quick enough , like decentralisation. EWven if 300,000 houses pay the 100 euro charge, that will raise only 30,000,000 euro in a whole year. Thats 30 million. To put things in perspective, the government is giving its own employees who are retiring this Spring a total of 600 million in tax-free lump sum gratuities. Just so you know where your 100 quid is going towards.

[tayto lover]

Originally Posted by gigino

It will be forgotten about / abandoned quick enough , like decentralisation. EWven if 300,000 houses pay the 100 euro charge, that will raise only 30,000,000 euro in a whole year. Thats 30 million. To put things in perspective, the government is giving its own employees who are retiring this Spring a total of 600 million in tax-free lump sum gratuities. Just so you know where your 100 quid is going towards.

I think the Public Sector should be disbanded.
What do you think Gigino ?

[gigino]

No, but pay and pensions should be halved - to the same as people got in 2002. Everyone in the public service seemed to function ok then. That will save the country 9 billion a year.

[tayto lover]

Originally Posted by gigino

No, but pay and pensions should be halved - to the same as people got in 2002. Everyone in the public service seemed to function ok then. That will save the country 9 billion a year.

Will they also half their mortgages, insurance etc ?

[gigino]

some interest rates are half what they were 10 years ago.

by going back to the same wages + pensions of ten years ago will save 9 billion a year

The household charge is chicken feed by comparison.

[tayto lover]

Originally Posted by gigino

some interest rates are half what they were 10 years ago.

by going back to the same wages + pensions of ten years ago will save 9 billion a year

The household charge is chicken feed by comparison.

health insurance, heating oil, gas, education fees far more expensive than 10 years ago.

[gigino]

Originally Posted by tayto lover

health insurance, heating oil, gas, education fees far more expensive than 10 years ago.

the taxes on them are higher.
People in the private sector are not on double what they were on ten years ago, so why should public servants be? The public servants employer - the government - is bust ffs.

Taking a hundred quid of every house will only raise a few hundred million, a drop in the ocean compared to the public service gravy train expenditure each year

[donalg1]

Originally Posted by gigino

the taxes on them are higher.
People in the private sector are not on double what they were on ten years ago, so why should public servants be? The public servants employer - the government - is bust ffs.

Taking a hundred quid of every house will only raise a few hundred million, a drop in the ocean compared to the public service gravy train expenditure each year

You have figures to back this up? And you never mentioned inflation cost of living is far higher now than it was ten years ago

[dvpower]

Originally Posted by steddyeddy

Surely the best form of protest is not paying?

The anti charge campaign must be hoping this is the case. The turnouts for the protests were very poor.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0225/household.html

[Park Royal]

I'm paying the charge and want every body to pay or get an exemption ...

as I want all those "fuxkers" who have multiple houses rented , and

are claiming the dole / medical cards / fuel allowances/ dental/ etc

identified.....

WE have millionaires with multiple houses and I know some are claiming

the dole / medical card.......its time these super rich were brought to

book....pay the charge and get these rich fuxkers ......exposed.....

if you dont they may never be caught !

First step get everybody registered .........who owns what...

[gigino]

Originally Posted by Park Royal

WE have millionaires with multiple houses and I know some are claiming

the dole / medical card.......its time these super rich were brought to

book....

You should report such people to the social welfare or Revenue Commissioners. If people break the law ( by for example claiming medical card when they should not ) they should be punished. Your 100 quid will not go too far as it is. As pointed out already, even if 300,000 houses pay the 100 euro charge, that will raise only 30,000,000 euro in a whole year. Thats 30 million. To put things in perspective, the government is giving its own employees who are retiring this Spring a total of 600 million in tax-free lump sum gratuities. Just so you know where your 100 quid is going towards. Its going towards some of the millionaires ( some of the top retiring public servants etc ) in the country. Sleep easy.