Villa05 wrote: » How come higher taxpayers are not more vocal on how their taxes are spent and lobby for competent spending thereby reducing the need for high taxes They are a powerful and numerous group judjing by income tax returns during the pandemic We all know the taxpayer is being milked by lobbyists. Why not set up a lobby to tackle it
DataDude wrote: Nice idea, but too diverse I'd say. Many would want increases in health spending, for me that's the last thing I want money spent on. Others housing (many would hate this), others transport, others childcare, others lower taxes. There's very little to unify them.
Villa05 wrote: » Keep the objective simple: value for money. We have the youngest population and one of the highest per capita health spends Housing why pay 750k for units when the same unit can be delivered for a fraction of the cost Childcare use schools infrastructure for after school care, why have we a system that doubles up infrastructure need Public transport, sorry I'm lost for words Cost savings = lower taxes = unification ideal It's our money
fliball123 wrote: » The lobbyists always frame it that the ones on the lower wage are benefiting so its hard I have said it before on here in Ireland the lefties shout the loudest
PropQueries wrote: » I guess the data most likely backs this up. However, I would wonder how many of these younger workers are here for the long-term or are just here for as long as the jobs remain here. Will they go back to their home countries if either the jobs dry up or once they have saved enough to buy a property back home? It seems that we're placing a lot of faith on these younger workers remaining here long-term to keep up the demand for housing and to pay our future pension liabilities. And, remember, we're one of the very few countries in the developed world where our future pension liabilities are basically unfunded.For example, every time we play the lotto, the Canadian teachers pension fund gets their percentage. Who will pay for our teacher's future pensions?
SmokyMo wrote: » I don't understand why do you think its hard to borrow? In fact everything shows that it is very easy to do it right now, and there is massive appetitive for investors to buy debt, even at negative rates? Ireland should be borrowing to the max right now to sort its myriad of deep ongoing crises. Unfortunately finance department is run by illiterate charlatans without an ounce of critical thinking.
TheoBane wrote: » Hey all, Checking out Churchtown there in South Dublin, I heard that it had a bad rep a few years ago but does it still have the bad reputation now? Looking at houses in Mountain View/Carrickmount Drive at the moment
enricoh wrote: » What happens when interest rates go up? Our myriad of deep ongoing crises is mainly down to overly generous social welfare payments and high public sector wages. Someone linked apartments for social housing at 800k a pop, if we borrowed even more the developer might squeeze a nice round million for them in future!
Villa05 wrote: » As are farmers, and they have a pretty effective lobby. Dont forget that you a very large voting bloc
mcsean2163 wrote: » Farmers have a LOT of free time and similar priorities.
Reins wrote: » https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ey8gfO1XIAAqUqR?format=jpg&name=largehttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ey8gfbmXMAA-rtn?format=jpg&name=large Taken from crazyhouseprice This is insane. Housing Estates sold off to foreign investors
RichardAnd wrote: » I know of two new build estates where this happened, though they were admittedly small estates. This is ignored in the mainstream media. Why? I think we know why...
Hubertj wrote: » Surely they could put some regs in place such as x% has to be sold on open market or to FTBers, same as 10% has to be offered as social?
RichardAnd wrote: » I believe that in some states, property within the state may only be purchased by citizens in the country. I would be ok favour of such a thing.
cnocbui wrote: » We are in the EU, so you not appropriate. Perfectly Ok idea for buyers outside the EU.
SmokyMo wrote: » Same thing that happens when interest goes up on our current debt. Thats not here or there, and doesnt apply to my point. You can get money now, credit price is at all time low. Can restructure current debt. Can issue bonds at negative rates. Whatever. Inflation is coming down like freight train. Use it. Pour this money into, from infrastructure projects to housing to health to education. This country will reap benefits long term. This has to be underpinned by reforms in those sectors. As we all know civil 'servants' like to suck government budget tit while doing sweet f'all, waiting for those pension top ups. Councils paying those prices for properties getting back handers so that has to be rectified.
L1011 wrote: » EU countries can have such restrictions. It may be restricted to the older members who have slightly more rights - but we are one of those.Denmark's is probably the best known. I don't know if this would really have any affect though.
PropQueries wrote: » The AirBnB properties didn’t re-enter the market because the state either bought or rented many of them. Basically Dublin City may be just one big corporation estate in a few years. Another reason for people to start embracing WFH outside the capital IMO
Reins wrote: » New Zealand also has banned most foreign investors to non residents property
mcsean2163 wrote: » Any source for that assertion? Genuinely interested as can't find anything in the news. I though airbnb would convert into extra stock but we haven't seen it at all so as you say, maybe the government have been adding it to HAP?
The AirBnB properties didn’t re-enter the market because the state either bought or rented many of them
Locals only' planning rule illegal and discriminatory, says EU
However, if the purchaser is an EU citizen or an EU company, they may purchase real property if certain specific conditions are fulfilled, eg the real property must serve as an all-year round residence for the purchaser
