Plumbthedepths wrote: » I live rurally but within 10 miles of three reasonable size towns. Quiet , peaceful living worth every cent I paid for the house which incidentally was less than a soulless 2 bedroom box in my home town at the time of my purchase. There is downsides, but the positives far outweigh the negatives. Also I'm the only person living within a 2 mile radius with no connection to agriculture.
thequarefellow wrote: » Sounds nice, and I guess you not one of the complainers that I refereed to. But I still think those on-off faux palatial mansions built over the last twenty years have blighted our countryside
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Can you describe what a faux palatial mansion looks like? I've heard of McMansions but like your term I have no idea what they look like either.
ELM327 wrote: » I assume you are being facetious but he's obviously using the term as a synonym for mcmansion
rossie1977 wrote: » Social welfare rates have not risen under FG. That's 2009s rates http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Budget-2009---Rates-of-Payment.aspx Just taking into account inflation dole would need to be €215 to match the same money value in 2009. And candidates won't be able to address your issues. No party is going to be tougher on crime, spend more on infrastructure, deal with homeless, spend more on childcare, cut social welfare and stop all immigration in the country. Those are a mish-mash of far right, right wing and left wing ideas
2020Vision wrote: » It's a shame that the Soc Dems are led by two pretty uninspirational TDs. If they had managed to keep Baldie Donnelly on board, I would have been very tempted to give them a go.
bubblypop wrote: » If there's any chance of FF going into government with SF, then they won't get a vote from me. The last time the greens were in they forced everyone in the country to buy new diesel cars..... Now look. The greens will tax everything in the name of climate change, which has no affect on climate change........ It's a pity the soc dems are such a small party, few more candidates for them, I think they would do well
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Can you describe what a faux palatial mansion looks like? I've heard of McMansions but like your term I have no idea what they look like either. My house was built in 2004.
Snow Garden wrote: » Weirdly there is no mention of climate change so far. I doubt it will be a big issue in this election. Perhaps worryingly so.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » If only you weren't in such a hurry to have a go. See my post above yours.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Not really what you should be trying to score political points over when you are seeking a mandate. Doubt Leo would make the same demand if the Lord Mayor was a FG GE candidate.https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/taoiseachs-comments-on-homeless-mans-injuries-extraordinary-975637.html
Lackey wrote: » Because the only party who want to do anything about climate change (other than sound bites) are the loopy greens who will tax us all into oblivion if they get in!!
thequarefellow wrote: » I have to admit I hadn't heard of the term McMansion before but a quick googling of the term led to some prime examples of the aforementioned...https://mcmansionhell.com/post/157457285986/mcmansion-hell-ireland-edition
jimmycrackcorm wrote: » FG pushed for water charges, as such I'd say makes them the only party with a stance to make unpopular choices. FF proposed then initially but then flaked out for in favour of populism. Whatever your feelings about Irish water et Al, the fact that we are the only country in Europe that doesn't charge for water services just makes other parties look populist. I for one want to vote for a government that will make hard choices, even if those choices affect me negatively personally.
Matt Barrett wrote: » Why though? The environment? Do you believe that? Let's look at it. Crony appointments, sweet deal for Denis still under investigation. Money tree readily available for consultants, laughing yoga (and recently a documentary) all when we were 'practically eating out of bins'. You buy they were cool with being unpopular to do the right thing? If it's true they certainly are fine with being on popular doing the wrong thing as long as it 'looks after our own'. What hard choices have they made that is for the greater good?
road_high wrote: » No the doom and gloom merchants relish in the misery of a good crisis. Just don’t ask them for any solutions though
JohnnyFlash wrote: » O’Snodaigh is still a member of SF isn’t he?
Matt Barrett wrote: » You don't know that. You can't have it both ways. A right wing agenda favours business, the public suffer, welfare/aid needs to be widened and increased.
jmayo wrote: » Yeah like that cretin Ferris. Bullshyte. We have one of the most generous welfare systems in the world with no recourse if you are on it for life. It is a fooking joke. Previously if I lost my livelihood as self employed person, after paying wads of tax, I was not entitled to the same welfare as someone who had been on it for life. Welfare should be a safety net, it should be for those sick and less fortunate through life's happenstance.It should not be a fooking career option. And yes even when we had full so called employment we had over 100,000 long term unemployed. There is a huge amount of people who would gladly vote for a more fiscally conservative party, a party that believes in proper law and order and will put the money there to ensure it. Instead the only option we have with regards more conservative parties are loons that only care who you are shagging, that rape victims should be forced to bear the offspring of the rapes or that hospitals should be run on religious doctrine. And the rest are more interested in pandering to the leftist inhabited media, the taxpayer suckling NGOs and the modern social media spewing self righteous virtue signalers. If Casey did one thing he showed there is an appetite in this country for more right leaning politics. And it is going to increase evermore as more and more people get further deluded with the current shytology.
Kivaro wrote: » Social housing. Social housing. Social housing. That seems to be the dominant issue for the electorate based on the main TV3 (Virgin) News coverage at 5:30 pm this evening. They had TV cameras following politicians knocking at doors during work hours on a Wednesday, which is probably why social housing came up at the doorsteps. The Labour’s party plan is to spend €16bn over five years to build 80,000 social and affordable houses. Sinn Fein wants to build 100,000 social houses. This does not matter for the overwhelming majority of voters, except for the fact that they will be paying for these fanciful policies if either of these parties get into a coalition government.
Calhoun wrote: » Bad news today for FG, homeless man bulldozed over in a tent, a 17 year old dismembered and found in different parts of Dublin and the farmers out protesting. The response from Leo on the man is not good for him and shows the disconnect that there is in the government.
blanch152 wrote: » The real issue is that the distributed model of rural living as planned in Ireland for the last 50 years is no longer sustainable. No new building should take place outside of towns and villages.
Matt Barrett wrote: » I agree with some of your rant but nothing you say here disputes my comment.Can you name one politician, never mind party, that advocates letting people decide not to work? As more people find things getting tight, the more they'll need widen the welfare net to bring working tax payers in. This is what comes of having right wing business first policies. More people needing a state dig out. An example? We are buying and leasing off private business who are taxed at low rates.
Idbatterim wrote: » Right, so the plan is to build expensive social housing at great expense, and then let them pay virtually nothing for it? Meaning that other people that have paid way more than their fair share are paying for it and meaning way less accommodation can be provided for other people that are on the list or wouldnt qualify for it Basically give many , many who dont work a lottery ticket and FCUK the others?
blanch152 wrote: » Paul Murphy.https://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0926/339177-jobbridge-jobs-unemployment-paul-murphy/.
JohnnyFlash wrote: » I presume everyone would be working if Paul got his wet dream of a socialist workers republic. Everyone has to contribute to the revolution, comrade. Be a nightmare for some socialists though. The having to work bit.
