I thought we were broke!

Gloomtastic!

According to http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/weekly-earnings-cso-2-1057760-Aug2013/

"Weekly earnings in the public sector, including semi-state companies rose by 1.3 per cent in the year to the end of June, bringing average weekly earnings to €928.76. There was a one per cent rise in the private sector in the same period, putting weekly earnings at €623.17."

We're still borrowing €1billion a month because our costs outstrip our income. We have tax, after tax, after tax being introduced so we can balance the books.

I know it seems very strange in this bloody country, but how about cutting some of the friggin' costs for a change!!!!

woodoo

you posted that twice

Gloomtastic!

woodoo wrote: »

you posted that twice

Three times actually. I have asked the mods to delete the extras (you can delete posts but you need special rights to delete threads).

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BillG

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

I know it seems very strange in this bloody country, but how about cutting some of the friggin' costs for a change!!!!

Simples, it is much, much easier for politicians to tax workers and industry than it is to take on civil servants and the unemployed.

rumour

Yes, it's called making the hard choices or something like that

Lisa2011

They should start with their own wages first and move onto the directors of semi state bodies. I know people in the public sector and what they earn is not alot.