Discounts for the unwaged

Halfdog

Over in Australia it was popular to come across places that gave discounts for the those on the dole such as cinema, museum entrance, barbers, and other services. Would it work in Ireland?

grahamo

It was popular back in the 80's. I remember there were offers like cheap haircuts on a certain day of the week for the unemployed. I don't know if its still done.

consultech

I think it would be a good idea, along with higher tax rates for those with a college education and an ounce of ambition.

:rolleyes:

Pighead

It was all about the butter vouchers back in the 80's. Butter vouchers and contaminated meat. It was a great time to be poor.

biko

If you have low cost hours between 9 to 12, and 3 to 6 weekdays the unwashed unwaged can avail of it.

Bring back happy hour during the day!

seamus

How would you prove that you were unwaged? I'd just pay the lower fee in everywhere tbh.

Turd Ferguson

Tbh I think everyone that works should have to give all of their money to the people that dont work. That way the unemployed will have money to spend on themselves. If you work then you're royally fucked...but that is no change to the current situation anyway

ScumLord

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

Tbh I think everyone that works should have to give all of their money to the people that dont work. That way the unemployed will have money to spend on themselves. If you work then you're royally fucked...but that is no change to the current situation anyway

You could counteract that by allowing the rich to rob from the poor in a reverse robin hood. That should bring balance.

Boskowski

That happens in Germany since as long as I can remember.
Now we're not talking about buying a loaf of bread or something from a private shop but a lot of things provided by the state entirely or where the state is involved have several price tags on them. Like the 'normal' price, the 'unemployed' price and a lot of the time also a 'student' or 'pensioner' price. That would be for things like bus & rail, the ice rink, the public pool, museums, stuff like that. Some private enterprises have similar differentiations for instance the Bundesliga clubs would have unemployed or kids tickets to watch the games, cinemas might have, amusement parks might have...

Oh, I almost forgot (edit).
And yes, since we're talking about Germany you gotta have proof you're unemployed or a student or a pensioner. So you sign on you're issued a Arbeitslosenausweiss, you're being matriculated you're issued a Studentenausweiss, you retire you're gettin' a Rentnerausweiss. I think for being a kid they still just look at you.... :-)

stovelid

Because the boards servers would collapse under the amount of threads started to lambaste any unemployed people who paid less than real people to go to the pictures instead of working in salt-mines and the like.

Turd Ferguson

ScumLord wrote: »

You could counteract that by allowing the rich to rob from the poor in a reverse robin hood. That should bring balance.

And eveyone dying of cancer gets to kill 1 healthy person, just to balance things up a bit.

Borneo Fnctn

I think people on the dole are getting enough for nothing.

yea sure, bring it in if it means lowering the dole accordingly

BaconZombie

The corpo swimming pool {Markiewicz Centre} off Townsend St. have set off peak times when its free to use if your unemployed.

Sleipnir

You get about €100 euro a week in Australia compared to €200 euro a week here.

Redpunto

Yeh, good idea, lets give even more incentive to people to be unemployed:D

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

jackpalance wrote: »

I think people on the dole are getting enough for nothing.

GTFO, I really wish personal abuse was allowed for posts like this...

Deleted User wrote: »

yea sure, bring it in if it means lowering the dole accordingly

Now that's something I would be all for. If it included reduced ESB and GAS, Keep the beer and cigs up though, bring down the price of food and all that. Maybe remove tax for unemployed? Then have social welfare down to 130 - 150. Would still be very little to live off

Went to the cinema lastnight, was nearly 40 quid, lucky the girlfriend has a job and doesn't mind taking me out every few months

Run_to_da_hills

Sleipnir wrote: »

You get about €100 euro a week in Australia compared to €200 euro a week here.

Yes but the cost of living is about 1/2 the price.

Borneo Fnctn

Elyse Short Sodium wrote: »

GTFO, I really wish personal abuse was allowed for posts like this...

Fire away. I won't report you.

Elyse Short Sodium

Elyse Short Sodium wrote: »

Went to the cinema lastnight, was nearly 40 quid,

amateur :rolleyes: sneak in all the extra stuff!

Sleipnir

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Yes but the cost of living is about 1/2 the price.

That is true. I didn't mean it to sound like "you get enough, shut up".

If I was on the dole I would want everything going so, yeah I think it should happen more often.

Gummy Panda

Sleipnir wrote: »

You get about €100 euro a week in Australia compared to €200 euro a week here.

I got a massive steak and beer in Australia for €20 compared to €40 here. The cost of living was a lot cheaper in Australia then it was here when I was over there. Food was better too

EDIT: Sorry didn't see other post after that

Chris Peak

I'm a massage therapist in S. Dublin, and I don't have a problem giving student discounts (if they ask!).
I also work with a few clubs where I offer discounts. It's easy to police as they usually tell me when booking that they're on so-&-so team.
So, I would probably offer a similar discount during the quite times to the unemployed. Not sure how I could check if someone was really on the dole. Do people still get 'dole cards'?

I really doubt people will leave their jobs just to get cheaper cinema tickets, swims, etc.

I think people losing their jobs and being on the dole is bloody horrible, poor poor people, my friend lost his job today - he was an airplane mechanic - not a alot of nixers going!

Anyway, yeh there are things that would make like easier for him and others like cheaper food or whatever but leisure activities? really? it's not really fair is it? and what about the long term unemployed scum? do they not bloody well get enough as it is??

although the places which would offer the discount would never admit it, it would be the employed folk who who suffer, as their prices would have to go up to balance out the new discounts.

SouthKerry

I think they should have a commuinty centre where unemployed people can get a hot dinner for cost price lets say 5 euro.

Redpunto

SouthKerry wrote: »

I think they should have a commuinty centre where unemployed people can get a hot dinner for cost price lets say 5 euro.

I think everybody should have a pink pony:D:D

not a productive post i know:p

Chris Peak

SouthKerry wrote: »

I think they should have a commuinty centre where unemployed people can get a hot dinner for cost price lets say 5 euro.

There's a church center in Dublin (Church St. D1) where you can get free lunches. Apparently, it's been getting busier and busier over the last 12- 18 months.

Chris Peak

Chris Peak wrote: »

There's a church center in Dublin (Church St. D1) where you can get free lunches. Apparently, it's been getting busier and busier over the last 12- 18 months.

soooo, say my man showed up in his suit - would he get a free dins?

Apparently you get fed for free in the mosque in clonskeagh

Chris Peak

Deleted User wrote: »

soooo, say my man showed up in his suit - would he get a free dins?

Yes he would - They don't turn anybody away, ask any questions or try to sell you Jesus.
It was set up a few years ago to offer the homeless a hot meal. But, over the last year or so low paid workers and families started using the place.

If there's a Sikh Temple near you, you'll get a free meal there too, if you fancy an authentic curry night. (Not being racist)

shock_value

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

And eveyone dying of cancer gets to kill 1 healthy person, just to balance things up a bit.

I say pick a random group of losers and give them prima nocte.