Minister for Cheering People Up A Bit.

woody33 · 15-12-2011 11:34AM #1

I'm sick of all there "austerity" measures that take no account of the general moral of the Irish people. (Surely it can't be that they actually want the populace to be depressed and compliant?) So if you were elected Minister for Cheering People Up A Bit, what measures would you introduce that would have little or no impact on the exchequer? Hmmm...

Anan1 · 15-12-2011 11:55AM

I'd radically overhaul the licencing hours. In order to help people to take full advantage of these new opportunities, i'd legalize (and tax) a range of uplifting recreational drugs.

Sleepy · 15-12-2011 11:56AM

Legalise weed = massive boost to the exchequer, less criminals (or at least hurt existing criminals in the pocket) and everyone that bit happier

keithclancy · 15-12-2011 12:03PM

Public executions of Clampers in a Colluseum Rome type format.

Henry Ford III · 15-12-2011 12:05PM

I'd legalise the on the spot smashing of improper lighting, and make it mandatory to carry a small hammer purely for this purpose.

langdang · 15-12-2011 12:06PM

Free cheese and give-away budgets! Ban lightbulbs! Incentivise more diesel particulates in built-up areas! Self regulation for all building projects and plenty of tax breaks for developers and landlords! Less tax for all and more social welfare.

Oh wait...

wrong thread! I'm SO embarrassed!

langdang · 15-12-2011 12:10PM

Henry Ford III wrote: »

I'd legalise the on the spot smashing of improper lighting, and make it mandatory to carry a small hammer purely for this purpose.

I'm on for this, are there masks and capes involved?

Max Power1 · 15-12-2011 12:13PM

Equitable tax rates between CO2 and CC taxes - so as Not to have a situation where 17% of motorists contribute 9% of the motor tax revenue.

Also - bring our tax rates (from CC) down a little to be similar to the UK. Where it costs roughly £500 to tax most >3.0 cars, as opposed to €1650 here

15-12-2011 12:15PM

I'd have loads of "ladies" dressed up as scantily clad French maids all over the place, in cafes, on buses, on trains, wandering around shops etc....... and seems as I'd be a minister they'd be about 14 of them in my office.

langdang · 15-12-2011 12:17PM

RoverJames wrote: »

I'd have loads of "ladies" dressed up as scantily clad French maids all over the place, in cafes, on buses, on trains, wandering around shops etc....... and seems as I'd be a minister they'd be about 14 of them in my office.

Two for one - equip them with superhero outfits and little hammers for administering shoddy HID justice!

the_syco · 15-12-2011 12:41PM

Tries to figure out how/why this is still in motors? :pac:

Nissan doctor · 15-12-2011 12:43PM

Make all government ministers pay be reduced to the minimum wage and remove access to their bank accounts so they have to support themselves and their families on €8.65 an hour.
Then have camera's follow them around reality tv style so we can all watch every night.

Not only will we be entertained but the exchequer will actually save money and when they go back to their normal lives, they might know how to actually represent the people they work for!

biko · 15-12-2011 12:45PM

Free tea and biscuits every afternoon.

Nissan doctor · 15-12-2011 12:50PM

biko wrote: »

Free tea and biscuits every afternoon.

You want free tea and biscuits as well as cheese?:eek::P

EPM · 15-12-2011 01:09PM

Motors >>>> AH

I Heart Internet · 15-12-2011 01:15PM

The Free Cheese - remember that.

I actually got some of that.....don't ask....though I'm not actually on the poverty line at all. It was ok for sandwiches and stuff.

It makes me laugh at how crazy things were (are) that the government of the time thought it would go down really well to give out free cheese....mental.

On Topic - National Wave to Everyone you meet on the Road Day:D