ScallionAyter wrote: » Another wealthy latte liberal, who supports flinging our hard earned money at the feckless and bone idle Jacintas who've never seen a P60 in their life. You're ok with them until they move in next door... then you're onto your TD.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » The polite thing to do would be to give a detailed rebuttal instead of a 'braindead' soundbite just saying..
K.Flyer wrote: » You never know how your circumstances can change. I'll health and sudden loss of the ability to work and you can suddenly find yourself far from your comfortable lifestyle, and all through no fault of your own. The bone idlers are not so many these days, but will always exist. But for those who really need it, our welfare system is barely adequate. But at least it's there, and I'm happy to contribute to it for the good it does.
McCrack wrote: » You talk some shyte
Mad_maxx wrote: » welfare states are a good thing , we can do better than currently is the case however , situations where a third of local authority tenants are in long term arrears makes a complete mockery of so called social contracts , nothing is expected of the so called vulnerable in ireland , eventually the majority grow tired of being told they should be still while being milked
Mad_maxx wrote: » "barely adequate " ? its incredibly generous , bar the nordic countries , where is it more generous globally ?
Spanish Eyes wrote: » Such is life I suppose, same everywhere. But the treatment or lack thereof of the poor in India is despicable IMV.
Wibbs wrote: » Thankfully it's not quite the same everywhere S. But when India are a nuclear power with an effin space programme and they can spend 80 odd million on this monstrosity among others, when the rape and murder of women and kids is so prevalent, poverty is endemic and millions are sh1tting in the streets you have to bloody wonder.
ScallionAyter wrote: » I was there for a week. The roads are insane - lanes mean nothing to them. The thing i liked about the place was that there's no welfare state. People are up at the crack of dawn to sell flip flops at the side of the road. They must think we're insane with our cradle to grave welfare system. We are.
ScallionAyter wrote: » Wibbs, i understand why social welfare gougers spending their money on iPhone 8's doesn't seem to particularly bother you. You've paid 'millions in PAYE' as you say yourself. You're obviously comfortable, so it's just another ivory back scratcher or Tesla upgrade for you.... it makes no difference. To the rest of us plebs, who place a higher value on the money that comes into our households through grit and sacrifice, it's a bit more galling.
Me. Earlier. wrote: On the "wealthy latte liberal" point. OK, let's imagine for a moment that that's true(though it's not), then why haven't you set aside the shackles of being an impotent PAYE worker with your hard earned being flung at the feckless and and bone idle Jacintas by the lefties in the Dail and become a "wealthy latte liberal" yourself on the sheer strength of your mind, work ethic and bootstrap pulling ability? Then you could relax the kaks, apparently like I have. Tease that thought a bit further and see where it might lead.
Wibbs wrote: » he predictions for automation are even half way accurate, the chances are very high that the average PAYE office worker is going to be replaced, no matter how much work they put in, no matter how much grit and sacrifice, then what then for the future?
Wibbs wrote: » I've had ups, I've had downs S, some of them sh1tty and over a few years and I've had loads of spare disposable and fcuk all too. No ivory back scratchers or Teslas here, nor would I want them. Indeed avoiding same has left me less in want. And as I said... I am not denying the feckless and the chancers S, of which there are a few and too many, but if it's so easy for all the feckless to go out and make their way with "grit and sacrifice" why can't you make of yourself a comfortable life festooned with ivory back scratchers and your own Tesla in the driveway, so you can sip lattes and not give a damn? Like I said the system is nowhere near perfect and liberties are most certainly taken by too many, though outside of rage rhetoric it's a minority, I would still prefer to live in a social democracy with a safety net for all, even if it provides a "hammock" for a minority. And think on this S: If the predictions for automation are even half way accurate, the chances are very high that the average PAYE office worker is going to be replaced, no matter how much work they put in, no matter how much grit and sacrifice, then what then for the future?
Thelonious Monk wrote: » Elephant gods are cool, way cooler than depressing f*ckers on crosses etc.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » Elephant gods are cool, way cooler than depressing f*ckers on crosses etc. Also I love their food, although methinks if I actually went to India the food would be totes different.
mvl wrote: » Think the thread title is missing an option for "meh" Have to apologize if anyone feels offended by this: I've no interest what so ever in traveling over. And I don't need to be told what I may be missing: I am not traveling in countries where women rights are an issue.
bnt wrote: » I spent two weeks in Bangalore Bengaluru for work (giving training), and while it was interesting, a couple of things made it clear that I could not live there. I had to stay in a apartment block built for foreigners, behind walls, and was told not to go out by myself, but only with a driver. Immediately outside the complex gate there were some nice buildings with abject poverty between them, where I could see people crammed in to a couple of rooms, and beggars hanging round the gates at all hours. Bengaluru has some upscale areas too, with some nice-looking multi-storey houses. But the sheer numbers of people around have to be seen to be believed, and don't get me started on the traffic situation. Busy crossings with no traffic control at all, so drivers would just push through, honking regularly to let other cars know they were there. I only saw one side of the country, a long way from what the average Indian would see.
Accepting Cookies wrote: » My company has an office in New Delhi. I was just emailing with our director there and the topic of air pollution there came up. His office and home both have top of the range air filters and he goes nowhere without some high spec face mask on. He point blank admits it is scary and it causes a lot of anxiety and mental health issues with people as it affects their all day, every day life, and some would have medical conditions that make them more vulnerable - or their age (very young/very old). He has asthma and has to be very careful himself. If he misplaced or someone stole his mask, he could not just step outside and drive home without the possibility of a dangerous outcome. Despite it having the most unhealthiest + dangerous air quality in the world farmers will still burn their fields, still do Dewali rituals, etc. They still wont make significant change. Makes me wonder if ultimately we really will pull together as a human race to save our planet... doubtful. And I can barely stand to read the news stories of what happens to women there, I can't even read them without being affected. How can people be so barbaric.
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