Tin Foil Hat wrote: » They didn't up the threshold by as much by as one euro in the last budget.
Eric Cartman wrote: » to be fair leo got a 100% mortgage at the height of boomtime, he also sees saving for a house as an alien concept.
pjohnson wrote: » He probably knows he wont be getting any young votes either so isnt loosing anything. Still amazing how adept he is at putting his foot in it.
Eric Cartman wrote: » This is my problem, they keep saying the right things but in a decade haven't done a tap. The way leo goes on I should be delighted for him, the welfare cheats campaign, increasing the higher threshold, reducing tax, abolishing USC , but the reality is he delivers free abortions on demand and the welfare christmas bonus. he's labour in fg clothing.
NovemberWren wrote: » but E.C., it was the Voters of Ireland who voted 'yes'. I do reckon he is more, or very, capitalist.
Jinglejangle69 wrote: » 100% mortgages and no lending rules will back be back in soon. Everyone will get a house and all will be good again.
is_that_so wrote: » Not while the CB says no and hopefully never!
pjohnson wrote: » Also showed more tone deaffness talking about buying his own house aged 24 :pac:
Dwarf.Shortage wrote: » I for one think there should be an element of matching involved, by all means give a grant but if someone wants to buy a €300k house they should be saving a five figure sum not being handed a rebate that covers the entire thing. If you made it a matched figure you would have every FTB going in with 20% equity and we would likely never have the negative equity trap again. I know the whole idea is helping people save a deposit but you should definitely have to save something material yourself.
Spanish Eyes wrote: » Graduated three tiers of tax might be an idea. The jump from 20% to top rate really is an issue that must be addressed. I would NOT be in favour of elimination of USC, it is the only tax that cannot be reduced using tax shelters or a good accountant. I'd be happy enough for the thresholds to be widened and the rates reduced at the lower end, but I'm happy to pay it, because I know everyone else has to pay it too no matter how good their tax avoidance gurus might try to help them.
Matt Barrett wrote: » By them you mean lower income working tax payers, because owning a home shouldn't be only for the wealthy and that's were we are going. We are losing housing stock while housing a family. I agree it should be strict under a crisis. They should expand social housing to higher income brackets as house prices and rentals become more ridiculous IMO. It's a dig out for workers who can't afford rents/buys. Not freebie houses for people on the dole. You need qualify for a mortgage to buy your council home.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Nope won't happen, the CB is independent.
Jinglejangle69 wrote: » https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-central-bank-lending-rules-excessive-1711133-Oct2014/%3famp=1 They still would love to abolish them. "THE CENTRAL BANK’s new rules for lending to prospective homebuyers, which are aimed at reducing the chances of another property bubble, have been criticised by Fianna Fáil" Anyway the good times are coming back.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » You shouldn't just fixate on one party they all have form.... and again in case you forgot the CB is independent. You really are getting tiresome now with the nonsense.https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/central-bank-urged-to-relax-mortgage-rules-on-20pc-deposits-30674896.html
Calhoun wrote: » Lower income workers can purchase their own houses, they may have to commute but it is what it is. Why should we give up housing stock, for cheaper than market value when we are pressed for supply? How much housing would we need to build before we had acceptable supply levels and will we even get there? Finally why should middle income earners who have had to purchase in commuter belts as its the only place they could afford not be given a dig out?
Jinglejangle69 wrote: » Alan Kelly?
ChikiChiki wrote: » Health Service being debated on Claire Byrne live now. Let's see Simon Harris squirm again Straight of the mark blaming Fianna Fáil. Results of latest opinion poll commissioned by Irish Times being released live as well.
Dwarf.Shortage wrote: » If FF have the same 12 point lead they did in the smaller less thorough poll the election is over bar seeing who they end up in coalition with.
Snow Garden wrote: » I dont think they will. B&A was an outlier.
