Liveline Thread (15/02/2012 to 01/05/2012)

europa11

Hunger Strike for €100 Charge.

Sweet Jesus ...off you go!

IvyTheTerrible

"I've not much left only what I have"

Well obviously what you have is what you have left.

And you can bet Joe doesn't like the idea of hunger strikes.

And, man, drama queen much?

Paparazzo

Filthbox Fred wrote: »

"I'm a postman Joe and I'm the most qualified person to talk about the household charge"

Taxi drivers are the worst for it. "I'm a taxi driver joe". As if he whole country stops mid conversation, leans towards the radio and turns it up because a taxi drivers opinions are so valuable

Glebee

Where do they find these lunatics

Dirigent

pc7 wrote: »

I haven't paid yet out of protest, this protest will cost me but I don't care, I will pay eventually as I am tax compliant. But this tax galls me, I don't care if every country in the world has it. I believe in taxation from source, your main income source not these stealth taxes. I'd rather pay 50c in the euro and have it deducted from source. Then it is fair and equitable.

What is stealthy about this?

fryup

the irish sure love going on hunger strikes

That_Guy

"One man and his dog"

syklops

I was talking to my mother about this over the weekend. They said its only 2 euro a week, but if you have to pay it this week, then its not 2 euro a week, its 100 euro in one week.

If they let people pay it off in the post office 2 euros a week there wouldnt be half as much resistance against it.

JonathanAnon

It's 100 quid ffs.. tbh I wouldnt have a problem with it, except for the fact that
a) The Government are bringing in charges to taxpayers rather than cut the wasters in their own environs.
b) We are paying for pensions for FF scumbags who have already filled their pockets from rezoning "transactions".

Jaysoose

europa11 wrote: »

Hunger Strike for €100 Charge.

Sweet Jesus ...off you go!

Thats a proportinate response to alright..put you health in serious danger to get out of paying 100 blips.

tears next..this guy has everything joe likes in a livline caller...bad maths, outrage..no real point and not afraid to cry on air.

Caller of the year contender.

patwicklow

Sheep

syklops

Paparazzo wrote: »

Taxi drivers are the worst for it. "I'm a taxi driver joe". As if he whole country stops mid conversation, leans towards the radio and turns it up because a taxi drivers opinions are so valuable

Do you mean you dont stop what your doing and turn up the radio when a taxi driver speaks?

Paparazzo

Glebee wrote: »

Where do they find these lunatics

sssssssssshhh, listen up. This guy did honours maths

signostic

Dirigent wrote: »

What is stealthy about this?

I would imagine there will be a stealthy increase in the charge in the coming tears

europa11

He has a fire on?....today!!!!

JonathanAnon

He has a fire on in this weather??? Sure he might as well throw the 100 euro on top of the fire ffs..

Glebee

You dont need a fire on today m8, it very warm out

That_Guy

Not the Saorview.

pc7

Dirigent wrote: »

What is stealthy about this?

Its stealthy in my opinion due to the fact I'll have already paid tax on the €100 as I had to earn it, also the fact in a few years it'll be nearer €1000, also that I paid a 5 figure sum in stamp duty that I consider already to be a household tax a few years back.

Dirigent

He makes nearly €10k a year, and objects to paying €100.

Zwillinge

And he knows how to count all those €2s, €4s up with his honours maths in his Leaving Cert

SilverLiningOK

Counting briquetts Joe ! On a beautiful sunny day ?

Paparazzo

syklops wrote: »

Do you mean you dont stop what your doing and turn up the radio when a taxi driver speaks?

Actually I do, always a good laugh listening to them moaning about too many foreigners taking their jobs

Skid

What is he on about, Saorview is free forever once you buy it. Not €2 per week

ButtersSuki

He held back the tears a few mins ago, that would have filled one of my Buzzword Bingo boxes. Gutted.

Bertiebasher

I am not paying it as I think it is completely unfair, I would rather see a progressive property tax implemented in 3 to 5 yrs. Spend the interim, cutting cost and wastage in local govt. I also resent that those in council houses have to pay nothing too, as well as the "rich" paying the same as the "working poor". We pay 300e private est mgmt fees a yr for our hse, for what I can see to date, a bit of grass cutting a few times a yr.

REFORM and then REVIEW

JonathanAnon

SilverLiningOK wrote: »

Counting briquetts Joe ! On a beautiful sunny day ?

Maybe he cooks all his food on the BBQ?

Dirigent

pc7 wrote: »

Its stealthy in my opinion due to the fact I'll have already paid tax on the €100 as I had to earn it, also the fact in a few years it'll be nearer €1000, also that I paid a 5 figure sum in stamp duty that I consider already to be a household tax a few years back.

With respect, NOTHING in your post can be referred to as stealth!

That_Guy

Joe's long winded... "Whyyyy" should have been added to the Bingo card.

"Are you going to pay the household charge?"

"No"

"Whyyyy?"

neris

Im going to pay because all I hear on liveline is im not paying