Off Topic Thread 4.0

Just for a bit of fun:


1. We demand, Citizens initiated Referenda similar to Switzerland. When we genuinely need a referendum and don't get one then fair enough. Otherwise I don't see the need and it's open to abuse (brexit).

2. Immediate halt on all evictions and cameras allowed in all civil courts. Absolute nonsense, everyone would stop paying their mortgages over night and the country would literally collapse.

3. We demand that Leo Varadkar declare a General Election & resign. Why?

4. Cervical Cancer HSE staff responsible fired & Simon Harris resign. Investigate what happened, why and make recommendations to reduce risk of similar happening again. Discipline appropriately and terminate employment where gross negligence. Why would Harris resign?

5. Constitutional protection of Ireland’s water from privatisation. This doesn't warrant constitutional protection, a law is sufficient.

6. Medicinal Cannabis legalised immediately. Full exploration of side effects and efficacy and implemented in line with existing medical guidelines and standards. I would however decriminalise recreational cannabis.

7. Abolish Vulture Funds. Provide an alternative way to manage distressed or substantially devalued assets or no deal on this one.

8. Prohibition on TDs from being housing Landlords or beneficiaries. This is pointless. The residential tenancies board helps lessee's enfranchise their substantial rights in Ireland. The main problem with the housing market (private and rented) is the bargaining power of the supplier against the people on the demand side. Either people refuse to pay what is sought or engage in some collective bargaining or the governments legislates for allowable profit margins for accommodation. Prohibiting TD's from being landlords would require you to prohibit TD's from being involved in any other form of commerce or it's unenforceable.

9. Mortgage debt write off for all family homes similar to what Iceland did. I don't know what Iceland did but anything to help people in negative equity should be considered within reason.

10. Return Ireland’s Oil & Gas reserves to public ownership. Only if we have the capacity to actually do something with those reserves. I'd rather we invested in green and renewable energy.

11. An effective means to Remove corrupt Gardai, civil servants & judges. Stupidest item on this list. Does this even require an explanation?

12. Public banking prioritised over private Banking greed. I'm very much against greed but this is purely virtue signalling with no indication of what kind of policy the protesters want. I would expect this from someone doing their junior cert.

13. Immediate distribution of Food/fuel vouchers for people going hungry and cold. Going to need proof that a reasonable number of people are falling outside the existing social safety net to justify this. I was cold and hungry at my kids training this morning - so where do I collect my vouchers?

14. Cap rent per bedroom to €400 per month. See 8 above.

15. Abolishment of the TV Licence. I don't watch RTE but I think having an independent tax payer funded public service TV station is worth while and worth paying for, even if just for the news.

16. Enforce full corporate tax rate on multinationals and collect revenues owed. I'm in favour of global tax harmonisation.

17. A Raise in minimum wage to actual living costs. I've no issue with a raise in minimum wage but 'living costs' should not be the sole derivative and it's a problematically simple way of calculating a minimum wage.

18. Abolish household charge and property tax. Property tax is actually one of the fairer ways to tax.


This entire list is mind blowingly immature, anti-government with little rationale, stupendously socialist with no reference to where the money will come from, regularly illegal and it seems to be in favour of handing the power of law enforcement to some new body or just generally to society.

It's utter madness. When people write absurd things on boards.ie I've taken to juts ignoring them and not responding. This is the social equivalent.

sydthebeat wrote: »

Passed by a field cut for hay this morning..... 20th January.... World's gone mad.

You only need a week or two of mild weather and there's only been one proper frost yet. It's not the norm but not totally out of the ordinary either.