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

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    #212
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Is anyone else reading the text update from RTÉ and expecting to see protests?


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    #213
    Kev_ps3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,604 ✭✭✭Kev_ps3


    OisinT wrote: »
    Bringing levels of social welfare back to 2006 rates is a good start! Our SW rates are way too high!

    I take it your trying to bring up a family on welfare and have plenty left over:rolleyes:


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    #214
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,490 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    alwaysadub wrote: »
    What are working age rates of payments?

    the % of your salary you are allowed put towards your pension, starts at 15% for under 30 and goes up to 40%, well did anyway


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    #215
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    JONJO THE MISER wrote: »
    More like slash the fees going to solicitors and barristers:mad: They have been lining there pockets for years taking frivolous cases.
    What does that have to do with the budget?
    Furthermore, how could the government budget control private fees?

    From your recent posts I sense a disturbing lack of knowledge about the big bad world.

    Also total bollox too.


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    #216
    Kasabian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    PeterIanStaker wrote: »
    "REDUNDANCIES DOWN BY 30%" -WELL WAKE UP SHERLOCK ITS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE FUCKING LEAVING!!!

    Redundancies are down by 30%. Less jobs being lost. Not emigration.

    People aren't leaving their jobs :confused:

    Are you mixing this up with the live register?


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    #217
    Brenireland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Brenireland


    Knine wrote: »
    My ****ing sky satallite won't work exactly the same time as the budget comes on. Remind me why the hell I pay for such a ****e service

    That could be a sign,maybe you should get rid of it & save some money.


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    #218
    PeterIanStaker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭PeterIanStaker


    Biggins wrote: »
    EXACTLY - FF stated they want 100,000 to leave.
    Isn't that nice!
    Exactly - 100k non-ff voters would suit them down to the ground:mad:


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    #219
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Yay - more great schemes! :rolleyes:

    All the others over the years worked so well, so lets try more!
    Then we will get them to leave the country!


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    #220
    JONJO THE MISER
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12,333 ✭✭✭✭JONJO THE MISER


    OisinT wrote: »
    Bringing levels of social welfare back to 2006 rates is a good start! Our SW rates are way too high!

    A good start would be to get the legal profession to take a massive hit, they ave been conning us for years.
    Hit the poorest, typicial from anyone in the legal profession.


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    #221
    El_Dangeroso
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    super-rush wrote: »
    Jebus i can't take my eyes off him.

    The goggles do nothing.

    He looks like a disgruntled fish:
    http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:AcyB_qCAi1Sq5M:http://fpes.ajusd.org/~msparks/pictures/cartoon-fish-green.jpg&t=1


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    #222
    Lemegeton
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭Lemegeton


    the rte website is already ****ed from the volume of traffic it is obviously getting. cant see the updates
    what a joke of a broadcaster.


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    #223
    That_Guy
    Registered Users Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    How can you sustain growth and jobs when they don't fcuking exist?


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    #224
    ibarelycare
    Registered Users Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭ibarelycare


    Bigging up the public service...


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    #225
    DetectivFoxtrot
    Registered Users Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭DetectivFoxtrot


    Biggins wrote: »
    Yay - more great schemes! :rolleyes:

    All the others over the years worked so well, so lets try more!
    Then we will get them to leave the country!


    ..... and for every scheme there is a quango :rolleyes:


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    #226
    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,199 ✭✭✭maximoose


    JONJO THE MISER wrote: »
    A good start would be to get the legal profession to take a massive hit, they ave been conning us for years.
    Hit the poorest, typicial from anyone in the legal profession.

    again, what has that got to do with the budget? Stop going on about the legal profession when its completely irrelevant ffs


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    #227
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    JONJO THE MISER wrote: »
    A good start would be to get the legal profession to take a massive hit, they ave been conning us for years.
    Hit the poorest, typicial from anyone in the legal profession.
    This makes no sense. It is a private enterprise. Nothing to do with government funds.


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    #228
    PeterIanStaker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭PeterIanStaker


    Kasabian wrote: »
    Redundacies are down by 30%. Less jobs being lost. Not emigration.

    People aren't leaving their jobs :confused:

    so people aren't leaving the country?


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    #229
    Uriel.
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭Uriel.


    Biggins wrote: »
    Yay - more great schemes! :rolleyes:

    All the others over the years worked so well, so lets try more!
    Then we will get them to leave the country!

    Do you expect anything less at this stage?


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    #230
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    OisinT wrote: »
    This makes no sense. It is a private enterprise. Nothing to do with government funds.
    anyone else having problems with http://www.boards.ie/budgetlive/ ?


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    #231
    alwaysadub
    Registered Users Posts: 11,554 ✭✭✭✭alwaysadub


    The head on Cowan!


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    #232
    DrumSteve
    Registered Users Posts: 10,799 ✭✭✭✭DrumSteve


    yay a pay cut for them..€14,000? well done! They'll be living on scraps now...


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    #233
    Phony Scott
    Registered Users Posts: 682 ✭✭✭Phony Scott


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkRIbUT6u7Q


    Early 1930's Berlin. I bit like the Celtic Tiger decadence years really.


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    #234
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Biffo looks a bit glum on hearing his paycut.


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    #235
    Galway K9
    Registered Users Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭Galway K9


    They gave up 9000 euro to look like good ministers!:rolleyes:


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    #236
    msg11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭msg11


    4% on Welfare, unreal will they sort out the long time wasters for **** sake.


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    #237
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Uriel. wrote: »
    Do you expect anything less at this stage?
    I'm sure not expecting anything more of benefit from them.


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    #238
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    DrumSteve wrote: »
    yay a pay cut for them..€14,000? well done! They'll be living on scraps now...
    What's this? I'm attempting to watch via http://www.boards.ie/budgetlive/ and it's total ****... keeps cutting out and buffering so I'm missing it all.


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    #239
    Thrill
    Registered Users Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭Thrill


    alwaysadub wrote: »
    The head on Cowan!

    He looked like he was having a snooze.


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    #240
    Knine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Knine


    Brenireland wrote: »
    That could be a sign,maybe you should get rid of it & save some money.

    You for real? I'm a full time carer of a severely disabled child. I don't go outside the door unless its to hospital appointments, therapy. I have the very basic sky package.


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    #241
    Uriel.
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭Uriel.


    €14,000 pay reduction for taoiseach... yeah easy decision to make when you only have a few days left in office.. might have been worth doing that 2 years ago :mad::mad:


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