What do Irish people want?

ps3man

Was just on Facebook there and the Journal posted up an article about how Joan Burton is planning on cutting taxes for people €30-60k through a reduction in USC. I thought great, a little more in my pocket every month, surely people will love that. Wrong

I clicked onto it and there are people commenting going mad saying why are we reducing taxes when there is a homeless crisis and that it is irresponsible etc. And some people saying that we should be paying more tax. YES MORE!

I don't know if its just me but I can't move around social media without seeing a Dublin Says No or Anti Austerity Alliance with people commenting saying they can't afford anymore taxes etc when it comes to water charges and property taxes. Yet these same people are now saying the exact opposite. I hate to say it but these people protesting can't be in employment, and if they are, they haven't looked at a payslip lately and seen how much PAYE, PRSI and USC takes at the end of the month.

As someone who is on the lower end of that salary scale, I for one can't wait to have a little back in my pocket even if it is just a fiver a week.

KungPao

Free potatoes?

freshpopcorn

Free water.
No road tax/tolls.
No V.A.T
No property tax.
No universal social charge.
No incomes taxes that are below €100k.
Free health care.
No hospital waiting lists.
Low class numbers.
Loads of Gardai/Nurses/Tearchers/S.N.A
No homelessness.
Zero unemployment.
Social welfare some people want more and some people want less.
No homelessness.

8-10

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Free water.
No road tax/tolls.
No V.A.T
No property tax.
No universal social charge.
No incomes taxes that are below €100k.
Free health care.
No hospital waiting lists.
Low class numbers.
Loads of Gardai/Nurses/Tearchers/S.N.A
No homelessness.
Zero unemployment.
Social welfare some people want more and some people want less.
No homelessness.

Long live Hooky Street

ardinn

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Free water.
No road tax/tolls.
No V.A.T
No property tax.
No universal social charge.
No incomes taxes that are below €100k.
Free health care.
No hospital waiting lists.
Low class numbers.
Loads of Gardai/Nurses/Tearchers/S.N.A
No homelessness.
Zero unemployment.
Social welfare some people want more and some people want less.
No homelessness.

And some fresh popcorn!!!

DivingDuck

Unfortunately, Irish people are human, and therefore there's no collective agreement on what we want. Everyone wants what lines up with their personal priorities, and that varies enormously from person to person, which is why the government here struggles with anything they want to do (or stop doing, or never have done at all).

Don't worry; when the Borg arrive, it will all be sorted out.

NachoBusiness

For the people of the world to leave us be, mending our shoes and looking after our pots of gold.

freshpopcorn

ardinn wrote: »

And some fresh popcorn!!!

Fresh popcorn will be free for all with a bonus for Christmas.
Along with zero student fees/contribution.
I'd also abolish corporation tax.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

If the taxes aren't to be abolished so as we can house homeless people it's only fair that people on the dole pay a portion of the cost too. A real community effort, instead of it being left to the rest of us

deco nate

8-10 wrote: »

Long live Hooky Street

Freedom hooky Street....

freshpopcorn

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Free water.
No road tax/tolls.
No V.A.T
No property tax.
No universal social charge.
No incomes taxes that are below €100k.
Free health care.
No hospital waiting lists.
Low class numbers.
Loads of Gardai/Nurses/Tearchers/S.N.A
No homelessness.
Zero unemployment.
Social welfare some people want more and some people want less.
No homelessness.

But apart from all that, WHAT HAVE THE ROMANS EVER DONE FOR US? :mad:

corner of hells

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Free water.
No road tax/tolls.
No V.A.T
No property tax.
No universal social charge.
No incomes taxes that are below €100k.
Free health care.
No hospital waiting lists.
Low class numbers.
Loads of Gardai/Nurses/Tearchers/S.N.A
No homelessness.
Zero unemployment.
Social welfare some people want more and some people want less.
No homelessness.

And no eggnog, in fact no nog at all.

cerastes

ps3man wrote: »

Was just on Facebook there and the Journal posted up an article about how Joan Burton is planning on cutting taxes for people €30-60k through a reduction in USC. I thought great, a little more in my pocket every month, surely people will love that. Wrong

I clicked onto it and there are people commenting going mad saying why are we reducing taxes when there is a homeless crisis and that it is irresponsible etc. And some people saying that we should be paying more tax. YES MORE!

I don't know if its just me but I can't move around social media without seeing a Dublin Says No or Anti Austerity Alliance with people commenting saying they can't afford anymore taxes etc when it comes to water charges and property taxes. Yet these same people are now saying the exact opposite. I hate to say it but these people protesting can't be in employment, and if they are, they haven't looked at a payslip lately and seen how much PAYE, PRSI and USC takes at the end of the month.

As someone who is on the lower end of that salary scale, I for one can't wait to have a little back in my pocket even if it is just a fiver a week.

Maybe they are earning under 30K, that doesnt seem to enter it your thread? So the Govt admit USC is a tax??? reducing tax by cutting USC, you say or they say?

If they are going to lower it, why dont they lower it universally, hit the part under up to 30k so everyone feels the benefit? not just some?

Woman makes me sick

Clarebelly

ps3man wrote: »

What do Irish people want.

The truth.

frozenfrozen

sit down and keep up with the kardashians during the day, go to their debs each evening, watch gaa at the weekend before winning all their accumulators on premier league football while having free pints in their local. then drive home in a diesel lamborghini before riding a prostitute.

is that really too much to ask for?

Kenny Bania

deco nate wrote: »

Freedom hooky Street....

It's Viva, not Freedom.

Daith

Kenny Bania wrote: »

It's Viva, not Freedom.

Mon dieu!

Permabear

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JustTheOne

And now introducing the Christmas bonus for welfare recipients.

They are given out saying its buying votes. Just can't win the government.

And of course the whole sure we can't house the homeless yet they can give us a bonus.

How noble it would be if these unemployed people who want the bonus to help homelessness actually gave the homeless their bonus.

Somehow I doubt it. All talk but only really care about themselves under it all.

Sickening.

JustTheOne

cerastes wrote: »

Maybe they are earning under 30K, that doesnt seem to enter it your thread? So the Govt admit USC is a tax??? reducing tax by cutting USC, you say or they say?

If they are going to lower it, why dont they lower it universally, hit the part under up to 30k so everyone feels the benefit? not just some?

Woman makes me sick

Because maybe people on low wages are paying next to nothing tax as it is.

corner of hells

JustTheOne wrote: »

And now introducing the Christmas bonus for welfare recipients.

They are given out saying its buying votes. Just can't win the government.

And of course the whole sure we can't house the homeless yet they can give us a bonus.

How noble it would be if these unemployed people who want the bonus to help homelessness actually gave the homeless their bonus.

Somehow I doubt it. All talk but only really care about themselves under it all.

Sickening.

Homeless people will get the bonus too.

awec

cerastes wrote: »

Maybe they are earning under 30K, that doesnt seem to enter it your thread? So the Govt admit USC is a tax??? reducing tax by cutting USC, you say or they say?

If they are going to lower it, why dont they lower it universally, hit the part under up to 30k so everyone feels the benefit? not just some?

Woman makes me sick

Because people earning over 30k pay a lot more taxes than those earning less than it and are more deserving of some relief.

The middle earners are always neglected, it's about time they got something back.

Manach

In response to OP, wanted: for the state not to such a large burden both in terms of matters financial and regulatory ( a semi-state body is everywhere these days seemly). Unwanted: To be grateful that this government consents to loan us back a bit more of own money and that we should gratefully vote them back into power.

tritium

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Free water.
No road tax/tolls.
No V.A.T
No property tax.
No universal social charge.
No incomes taxes that are below €100k.
Free health care.
No hospital waiting lists.
Low class numbers.
Loads of Gardai/Nurses/Tearchers/S.N.A
No homelessness.
Zero unemployment.
Social welfare some people want more and some people want less.
No homelessness.

And more oil reserves than the entire middle east (though we'd probably still manage to piss it away)

Generic Dreadhead

Irish people want others around them to do worse in life more than they, themselves, want to do better

aaakev

awec wrote: »

Because people earning over 30k pay a lot more taxes than those earning less than it and are more deserving of some relief.

The middle earners are always neglected, it's about time they got something back.

Exactly. I earn near the higher end of that scale and the amount of tax I pay is shocking. I pay nearly the same in tax a week as someone earns on minimum wage!

Kenny Bania

aaakev wrote: »

Exactly. I earn near the higher end of that scale and the amount of tax I pay is shocking. I pay nearly the same in tax a week as someone earns on minimum wage!

Me too - I paid €82k in tax last year. That supports 10 people on welfare.

diomed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O85c_4z3rjE

c_man

What do Irish people want?

The ride?

MilesMorales1

Right now I want a breakfast roll.

smash

Reduced only for people earning €30-60k... That bracket is too small!