Should TD's salaries be upped to allow for charity donations?

pazza

I heard JB on Newstalk this mornnig "defending" the comments made (see Indo link below) - and the excuse was that in ONE month he made charitable donations of over £2000 - most people would like that to pay the mortgage or towards food for the table, not to use to try and buy your way back in next time

.. see http://www.independent.ie/national-news/elections/latest-news/johnny-brady-struggling-on-euro100000-2531469.html

link to hear the Newstalk interview - http://www.newstalk.ie/2011/news/8td-defends-comments-over-hard-to-live-on-salary18/

bamboozle

in a word NO

thankfully his ilk will soon be rooted out of Dail Eireann.

income from the state of 190k last year and he's crying about it.

greendom

He needs to start managing his finances a bit better;

if he can't balance his own budget what chance did the country have with this bunch of jokers in charge?

Akrasia

greendom wrote: »

He needs to start managing his finances a bit better;

if he can't balance his own budget what chance did the country have with this bunch of jokers in charge?

The guy's a joke. 100k salary, Based on a married man on a single income, he has a take home pay of 62k this year After tax. On the radio he stated 'more than half my income is taken by tax'
That was a lie

When we take into account the fact that he can claim expenses for travelling to and from work and for accommodation and subsistence while he is away from home, The 62k will be mostly available for discretionary expenditure. lets be generous and give him a 10k mortgage cost per year (although he probably has no mortgage) that leaves him with a thousand euros a week discretionary expenditure.

InReality

We really have some terrible politicans in ireland.

Snakeblood

Akrasia wrote: »

The guy's a joke. 100k salary, Based on a married man on a single income, he has a take home pay of 62k this year After tax. On the radio he stated 'more than half my income is taken by tax'
That was a lie

When we take into account the fact that he can claim expenses for travelling to and from work and for accommodation and subsistence while he is away from home, The 62k will be mostly available for discretionary expenditure. lets be generous and give him a 10k mortgage cost per year (although he probably has no mortgage) that leaves him with a thousand euros a week discretionary expenditure.

He might not be lying, he might just be an incredibly stupid person, which would born out by saying that in public.

namelessguy

I am so glad I can have the chance not to vote for this ass clown.

Seth Brundle

Deja Vu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8T0Q03oJSc

Capt'n Midnight

There is a old joke about giving free pork to a jew (or muslim etc.) because it would cause a dilema - it won't.

In the real world they give it in exchange for favours to a charity. AND claim back the tax on the donation. All win, and boast about it too.

Fluffybums

NO!! I'll like to use any disposable income I have to give to charities of MY choice.