Family of seven sleep in Garda station Mod note post one

ELM327 wrote: »

It's hard because I also know directly people who were helped by SVP who really needed it, mother and 3 kids in a poor area of dublin after the husband - who was the only one working - upped and left.

and I bet it broke her heart to have to lift the phone to ring them

on the other hand you have these scumbags who have no shame abusing a charity

Grab All Association wrote: »

There’s not much you can do other than being strapped down and ****ed by the state.

If we organized a protest there’d be Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, PBP/AAA, Sinn Féin etc accusing us of discriminating against the travellers, the poor, the needy. We’d be called the elite, the 1%, racists, right wingers, bankers etc etc. Even if we marched down O’Connell street with a massive banner advocating for the real poor/homeless in this country we’d still be branded all these things.

To be fair to your one Fleming I can see where she is coming from looking for certainty. HAP/RAS scheme aren’t this. She was also working and went back to education I think.

Cash is known to associate with criminals and has in the past arrested for being in the car full of stolen goods. She’s also known to default on rent payments. What’s to say South Dublin County Council giving her a house and she defaults and runs up 1000s of euros in unpaid rent. I believe with some councils it’s mandatory that you pay by An Post Household Budget if getting a social welfare payment. Would have to clarify that with SDCC. The question there would be does she get it via An Post or by bank account.

Whilst I understand your point, I do genuinely find it hard to believe that scenario would transpire. Maybe the media would label "us" as right-wing/racists, etc., but the political parties would be foolish to do so. After all, we are the main contributors to the economy - the gift that keeps on giving, one could say. If Middle Ireland revolted, the country would grind to a halt. I would love nothing more than for this to happen but, the reality is - as some other poster alluded to - the will just isn't there among the masses. I would like to think that most of the working population realise that we are in dire need of social reform, but most are just apathetic to it (and that isn't a criticism, it's just the reality).

dominatinMC wrote: »

Whilst I understand your point, I do genuinely find it hard to believe that scenario would transpire. Maybe the media would label "us" as right-wing/racists, etc., but the political parties would be foolish to do so. After all, we are the main contributors to the economy - the gift that keeps on giving, one could say. If Middle Ireland revolted, the country would grind to a halt. I would love nothing more than for this to happen but, the reality is - as some other poster alluded to - the will just isn't there among the masses. I would like to think that most of the working population realise that we are in dire need of social reform, but most are just apathetic to it (and that isn't a criticism, it's just the reality).

When has middle Ireland ever revolted? Not likely to happen either because there's no one to represent and organise us.

We really need to petition the **** out of this!

The squeezed middle are now discriminated against!

ELM327 wrote: »

We should really look at starting a boards political party. This is the only place it seems to be okay to be the squeezed middle and proud. SJW have taken every other site.

Where do I sign!