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    #2
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users Posts: 44,080 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Life isn't fair.


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    #3
    mfceiling
    Registered Users Posts: 12,790 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    Just found ours tonight while clearing out a kitchen drawer.

    Missus must have got it on the sly without me knowing........i'll probably burn it in some kind of protest.


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    Dante
    Registered Users Posts: 1,565 ✭✭✭Dante


    Rabble rabble 800 years rabble rabble


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    #5
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,416 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Two wrongs wouldn't make a right.


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    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    We should start a communist revolution.


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    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,068 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    I only ever put the tele on to keep the dog entertained.. and I have to pay a licence fee for that fcuker too.


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    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,416 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    We should start a communist revolution.

    The only good revolution is a circular revolution.


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    Allyall
    Registered Users Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    generalmental wrote: »
    Not one banker in a prison cell tonight

    They probably paid their TV licence.


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    NuckingFacker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,221 ✭✭✭NuckingFacker


    Err no, we should persue corrupt white-collar criminals with the same determination and unwavering cnutishness that they apply when prosecuting single mothers for having no TV licence. If you're going to go all out to get one "evader", go get the others with the same drive - don't have double standards. Double standards are crap. The State have a lot of double standards.

    Although, white-collar criminals are clever - usually they can spin it so that the Jury has no idea what is being discussed and what wrong has been done. If you introduce a Judge only Court to deal with this, the Judge won't understand, and if you introduce a panel of experts to decide, half the experts will be on the same fiddle in the first place so won't convict/bring cases...

    Molly needs to find a better excuse for not paying her TV licence and some legal loophole to get off on. Jasus, my head hurts..


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    dsmythy
    Registered Users Posts: 10,511 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    Doubt there's any TV license non payers in jail tonight either. Few hours at most they get.


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    SB2013
    Closed Accounts Posts: 805 ✭✭✭SB2013


    generalmental wrote: »
    Jailed for not having a tv license.

    You sure about that? You sure they weren't jailed for not paying a court fine?


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    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,416 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    NuckingFacker wrote: »
    Err no, we should persue corrupt white-collar criminals with the same determination and unwavering cnutishness that they apply when prosecuting single mothers for having no TV licence. If you're going to go all out to get one "evader", go get the others with the same drive - don't have double standards. Double standards are crap. The State have a lot of double standards.

    You have to be wholeheartedly determined to get prosecuted for no TV lincence.


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    cloudatlas
    Registered Users Posts: 3,709 ✭✭✭cloudatlas


    generalmental wrote: »
    Jailed for not having a tv license.
    Over 11000 brought to court.
    Not one banker in a prison cell tonight and Google and all the big players barely pay any tax.

    But we must screw the ****ers who dont pay to watch Pat kenny etc etc

    Country is a joke.

    http://news.ie.msn.com/business/almost-11500-people-in-court-for-not-paying-tv-licence-1

    I wish people would quit using the lazy banker argument. 'Joe, <insert thing that happened> but the bankers aren't in jail!!!!', rabble rabble. Bankers behaviour wasn't a joke in the good times in fact that kind of greed was championed. Greed and huge pay packets was only vilified when they failed.


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    ArseLtd
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭ArseLtd


    generalmental wrote: »
    Jailed for not having a tv license.
    Over 11000 brought to court.
    Not one banker in a prison cell tonight and Google and all the big players barely pay any tax.

    But we must screw the ****ers who dont pay to watch Pat kenny etc etc

    Country is a joke.

    http://news.ie.msn.com/business/almost-11500-people-in-court-for-not-paying-tv-licence-1

    You'll start believing "conspiracy theorists" soon enough


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    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    SB2013 wrote: »
    You sure about that? You sure they weren't jailed for not paying a court fine?

    The link says jailed for not having a licence but it is almost certainly incorrect. Thousands are jailed every year for not paying fines, including fines for not have a TV licence.

    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/more-jailed-for-not-paying-fines-29252389.html

    There is legislation which is waiting to be activated which will allow the courts to recover unpaid fines from wages, Social Welfare etc. The sooner this is done the better in the interest of the law abiding majority who pay for everything and to stop the prison system being clogged up with people spending a few hours inside for not paying their fines.

    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2010/en/act/pub/0008/index.html


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    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    But according to some of the folks on here you get to watch all the tv you want in prison, so they're really winning in the long run. Well played.


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    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,068 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    There is legislation which is waiting to be activated which will allow the courts to recover unpaid fines from wages, Social Welfare etc. The sooner this is done the better in the interest of the law abiding majority who pay for everything

    jaysus you never fail to show up in a tax thread. You're like Zacchaeus


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    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    My name is URL wrote: »
    jaysus you never fail to show up in a tax thread. You're like Zacchaeus

    What has the Bible got to say on the issue of TV licences?


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    seanm92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭seanm92


    NuckingFacker wrote: »
    Err no, we should persue corrupt white-collar criminals with the same determination and unwavering cnutishness that they apply when prosecuting single mothers for having no TV licence. If you're going to go all out to get one "evader", go get the others with the same drive - don't have double standards. Double standards are crap. The State have a lot of double standards.

    In one breath you say there should be no double standards and yet you specifically refer to them pursuing single mothers, be it a single mother or anyone else who doesn't pay their licence or breaks the law in another way, they should fully expect to be prosecuted, it is the law after all, regardless of whether you agree with it or otherwise, I don't get this outrage, just bloody pay it or shut up complaining about being prosecuted.

    You're the one showing double standards if anything, what i the difference between a single mother or anyone else for that matter? If you don't pay, you shouldnt be so surprised when it eventually catches up with you, tough Shit!


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    #21
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,068 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    What has the Bible got to say on the issue of TV licences?

    "And he left them and went out of the city, into Bethany, and he lodged there"

    Yeah, think about it.


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    BornToKill
    Registered Users Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭BornToKill


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    We should start a communist revolution.

    The revolution will not be televised.


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    generalmental
    Registered Users Posts: 485 ✭✭generalmental


    Allyall wrote: »
    What do you reckon should be done about it?

    Everyone should be treated the same.if you Havnt paid your tv license then you should get locked up.

    If you managed to fiddle your accounts in the bank to make it look like your bank is run well but its not and you get caught you should be locked up too.

    As Far as im concerned that is fraud and as far as i know that is an offence punishable by a prison term.


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    generalmental
    Registered Users Posts: 485 ✭✭generalmental


    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    Life isn't fair.

    Its more than fair if your a banker


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    mcwinning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88 ✭✭mcwinning


    I really don't have a problem with companies like Google, Intel, Pfizer etc paying little to no tax as long as they are in the country employing thousands of people on good money.


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    generalmental
    Registered Users Posts: 485 ✭✭generalmental


    DaaaaaaaaaaN wrote: »
    Rabble rabble 800 years rabble rabble

    Not once did i mention 800 year or the word rabble so i do not know what you are talking about


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    generalmental
    Registered Users Posts: 485 ✭✭generalmental


    dsmythy wrote: »
    Doubt there's any TV license non payers in jail tonight either. Few hours at most they get.

    Thats not the point. They were brought to prison none of the other cnuts were


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    Duggy747
    Registered Users Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    generalmental wrote: »
    Not one banker in a prison cell tonight and Google and all the big players barely pay any tax.

    Charge Google / Big Players high corp tax.

    Google / Big Players leave.

    People then complain that government isn't doing enough to get or keep big companies in the country to stop thousands of people being laid off.


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    generalmental
    Registered Users Posts: 485 ✭✭generalmental


    SB2013 wrote: »
    You sure about that? You sure they weren't jailed for not paying a court fine?

    Yes they probably were jailed for not paying the fine that was given to them for not paying their tv license.


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    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    generalmental wrote: »
    Everyone should be treated the same.if you Havnt paid your tv license then you should get locked up.

    If you managed to fiddle your accounts in the bank to make it look like your bank is run well but its not and you get caught you should be locked up too.

    As Far as im concerned that is fraud and as far as i know that is an offence punishable by a prison term.

    You cannot be jailed for not having a TV licence, you can only be fined.

    Penalties

    Conviction for non-payment of a television licence (first offence) is a fine of up to €1,000.

    If you are convicted a second time or more for not paying your television licence, you will be fined up to €2,000.


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    #31
    IM0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,390 ✭✭✭IM0


    online?


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