starving the nation

jakdelad

when will it end
a water tax
a property tax ,shorter hours. pensions levy
a wages levy, 14%unemployed, massive immigration, schools, hospitals in tatters, newly qualified nurses leaving no jobs here for anyone
petrol heating oil cant be bought, we cant cut our own turf anymore
health car insurance gone through the roof
a recruitment embargo, a millstone of billions of debt hanging on the nations neck
bankers laughing on the way to the golf course
have i left out anything??

or am i just being a skeptic
and in a few years time we will look back and laugh

Cookie_Monster

what has that got to do with starving the nation? Food is cheaper than ever and only a small part of income is spent on food these day compared to past generations.


Where's the massive immigration, the shorter hours, the oil that can't be bought

Owldshtok

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

what has that got to do with starving the nation? Food is cheaper than ever and only a small part of income is spent on food these day compared to past generations.


Where's the massive immigration, the shorter hours, the oil that can't be bought

Even drink is way cheaper.In the 80's we had to use home brew kits to brew our own beer for a cheap night in.Now you can buy beer in supermarkets for next to nothing.

lmimmfn

Owldshtok wrote: »

Even drink is way cheaper.In the 80's we had to use home brew kits to brew our own beer for a cheap night in.Now you can buy beer in supermarkets for next to nothing.

youre all talking crap and OP has a point, drink is cheaper, who the f*** has cash for drink at this stage??????

On the other points, well increased fuel prices are a burden on those already struggling, lets not forget that 50-60% of the fuel price is tax, food prices, well while quite low i can buy an irish steak cheaper in france than in ireland even if it is irish steak in france.

Owldshtok

lmimmfn wrote: »

youre all talking crap and OP has a point, drink is cheaper, who the f*** has cash for drink at this stage??????

On the other points, well increased fuel prices are a burden on those already struggling, lets not forget that 50-60% of the fuel price is tax, food prices, well while quite low i can buy an irish steak cheaper in france than in ireland even if it is irish steak in france.

We're all talking crap?
Food and drink are way cheaper - relative to proportion of income needed to spend on them, in the last few years (decade or so) than they have ever been.

And yes,anyone squandering to much cash on booze at this stage has either no financial worries or has a drink problem.

RichardAnd

lmimmfn wrote: »

youre all talking crap and OP has a point, drink is cheaper, who the f*** has cash for drink at this stage??????

Hmm. I had the misfortune to walk through town last Saturday night on my way home from a friends house (I normally adoiv town like the plague). As I did so, I passed dozens of extremely intoxicated people of various ages and many more besides who were not yet drunk but well on their way.

If no one can afford to drink as you claim, I'd love to know how these people got themselves into that state and just why ever bar I passed was black?

bamboozle

jakdelad wrote: »

when will it end
a water tax
a property tax ,shorter hours. pensions levy
a wages levy, 14%unemployed, massive immigration, schools, hospitals in tatters, newly qualified nurses leaving no jobs here for anyone
petrol heating oil cant be bought, we cant cut our own turf anymore
health car insurance gone through the roof
a recruitment embargo, a millstone of billions of debt hanging on the nations neck
bankers laughing on the way to the golf course
have i left out anything??

or am i just being a skeptic
and in a few years time we will look back and laugh

unfortunately it will only end when our govt manages to cut the 10 billion defecit it is faced with thanks to the gross mismanagement and ineptitude of Bertie & his Cronies (Pat Neary take a bow) listening this morning that RTE (who had losses of 30m last year) are paying increased wages to 600 staff just makes me dispair.

Frank Black

lmimmfn wrote: »

youre all talking crap and OP has a point, drink is cheaper, who the f*** has cash for drink at this stage??????

Answer is 'plenty of people' as a stroll around the city centre on a weekend night would confirm for you.

Scofflaw

jakdelad, this is almost identical to your "what else can we tax" thread, and is yet another poor quality OP in a series by you.

I did say I'd ban you for the next one.

moderately,
Scofflaw