Budget day discussion thread. Your budget chat goes here.(Rules and links first post)

optogirl · 07-12-2010 4:43pm

scarymoon1 wrote: »

thats laughable - pots and pans!

laughable? In what way? It's a traditional form of protest. Wish I could join them now but will do after work

swingking · 07-12-2010 4:44pm

Here we go

scarymoon1 · 07-12-2010 4:44pm

oh ok - so u must have savings or something because the minimum is €24.

That_Guy · 07-12-2010 4:45pm

Full house. Any chance of a mexican wave before we start I wonder?

JONJO THE MISER · 07-12-2010 4:45pm

The so and so is about to speak now:mad:

ejmaztec · 07-12-2010 4:45pm

When are we going up to Leinster House for the mass-bending over?

DetectivFoxtrot · 07-12-2010 4:45pm

In walks the grim reaper!

msg11 · 07-12-2010 4:45pm

Just about to start now...

Aldebaran · 07-12-2010 4:45pm

Brace yourselves.

Butterflylove · 07-12-2010 4:46pm

Brenireland wrote: »

Sorry but Id have to laugh at that statement,their are 400,000 people currently on the dole!

Now you can accuse them of not looking for work,but many including myself spend most of their time sending out c.v's etc.. looking for jobs but not getting a response.

Now we could go to FAS but look at their website for vacancies & see for yourself how hard it is to find work!,Our GOVERNMENT set up a new Back To Work Initiative which results in the unemployed person working full time & get payed their dole/Minus Travel/food expenses which see's the reintroduction of slavery and sees many been taken advantage for cheap work like working for farmers!

This basically means that any full time/Part time vacancies that were their are now GONE!.,so what you just said is utter rubbish.

I never accused anyone of anything, their are SOME out there with the reasoning they are better off on dole then looking for work, which is true alot of people are better off on the dole then working I know I would be,

There are 240 jobs currently available on Jobs.ie for call centres and know these are employing people on a regural basis just so you know,

Its my personal opinion not a statement that its not enough, as I get cut 50+

Duggy747 · 07-12-2010 4:46pm

*applies KY Jelly*

Micky Dolenz · 07-12-2010 4:46pm

Show time.

That_Guy · 07-12-2010 4:46pm

The Imperial March plays out as Budget 11 is read out.

Super-Rush · 07-12-2010 4:47pm

Brace yourselves people.

Biggins · 07-12-2010 4:47pm

Here we go, excuses come first and PR spin.

JONJO THE MISER · 07-12-2010 4:47pm

We have turned the corner, hopefully they will turn the corner tonight into a ambush.

FreudianSlippers · 07-12-2010 4:48pm

C'mon big cuts, no whammies.

That_Guy · 07-12-2010 4:48pm

Is Lenihan rehashing his speech from last year.

JONJO THE MISER · 07-12-2010 4:48pm

super-rush wrote: »

Brace yourselves people.

Im scared:( can someone hold my hand:o

alwaysadub · 07-12-2010 4:48pm

Jesus aren't we doing great altogether sure!

swingking · 07-12-2010 4:49pm

State Of fat lips beside him

Yakult · 07-12-2010 4:49pm

Who wants popcorn?

FreudianSlippers · 07-12-2010 4:49pm

alwaysadub wrote: »

Jesus aren't we doing great altogether sure!

All true though! That's why some of the sheer doom and gloom is totally overblown.
We've been out of economic recession since last year. We're attempting to avoid a double-dip (which I think we may have failed in doing so)