A global recession is on the horizon - please read OP for mod warning

Yet they can do just that for a cycle lane (C2CC) there in Fairview? Sorry how much road tax do cyclists pay? Yeah it not chicken and egg we have paid money through the nose in taxation for a decent public transport system and it has not been delivered. Yet the cyclists can have a main artery on the northside going into the city center choked to accommodate them. Why are more busses not been put on in rural areas.

There is no joined up thinking from this government and its not just the "ah lets slap a carbon tax on deisel/petol" ye know on a commodity that the vast majority of the population has no other alternative but to use due to the government not pumping taxes into public transport but can we give ourselves a nice pay rise this year ah sure make it rain with the cash come public sector pay rises. I was listening to that lying toe rag last night Norma Foley, she was asked questions with regards to her engagement with Bus Eireann and the gobsh1t decision to allow free public transport for all kids and she said she thought that they could handle it , She was asked directly did she engage with Bus Eireann, her response "ah they did a great job during covid", she was asked again and the amount of sh1t coming out of her mouth was disgusting how our politicians can bare face lie and get away with it is just horrendous and lets be clear not all kids who are approved for a place or met the criteria to be on the bus has one. I know 2 families out my way with kids with autism and they have no place so Foley is a bear faced liar. Its this kind of stupid thinking from the government that keeps happening. They have a brain wave of oh lets give every kid free transport without doing any due diligence or knock on effect and it is the same with an introduction of carbon tax on petrol / diesel with no other valid alternative for the vast majority of people living outside of a major city not to mention the fact that petrol / diesel is already after going through the roof in cost. So is that mature enough for you?

Petrol at the pumps at its lowest since February.

Yup, that is precisely what was tried in Sri Lanka. That experiment did not end up well. With less fertilizer there will be more acreage needed to maintain the same output. With rising fuel cost it will simply make food more expensive and if people would not be able to afford it farmers will have nobody to sell to.

Pay off some of the debt we are saddled with for eternity?

True, but the real elephant in the room when it comes down to is to this green policy here of reducing cattle numbers in dairy herds. Like much of everything else they advocate, the cart is in front of the horse to start with.

The E.U. dropped the milk quota system because of the growing demand for milk and milk products worldwide had risen to the level that it was unfair on E.U farmers as it hampered them being able to compete. That demand is still rising and project to continue doing so.

All cattle produce the same gases regardless if where they are in the world. The real problem with emissions is not with Irish dairy farmers, or E.U. farmers for that matter. It`s with third world farmers where it takes multiples of cows to produce the same quantity of milk. The same is true for meat and we have already seen where all this is leading. We are supposed to reduce our herds by anything up to 2 million catle while just one country alone, Brazil, the slash and burn merchants, intend increasing their number by 24 million.

It`s nothing to do with emissions where Irish greens are concerned. It`s just another of their ideologies that make no sense. Even the E.U. agriculture commissioner said their concerns are more for food security than cattle numbers.

Buses are not put on in rural areas because rural living is not sustainable.

and putting carbon tax on top of VAT on top of already over the top prices for diesel and petrol is not sustainable - people will have to make choices like not dropping their kids to school.

So no motor tax in Ireland really and you said its not a cycle lane and that is exactly what it is first line anyone can look at the link and just see how full of sh1t you are. Does anyone else agree. Look the link to the C2CC and anyone who has a car will tell you that you pay motor/car or road tax for the car.

Are you sure you live in Ireland.

Ok well go on then show me all these dwelling I can choose from in the big cities? Ye clown we are in a housing crisis but dont let that impact your narrative Less than 600 dwellings to rent within the whole of the country.

So is a global recession on the horizon or not?

That interview with Foley was a disgrace. I haven't seen such a poor performance in years. She clearly refused to answer straight questions and by doing so, we knew what the truth was. Ministers should not be allowed get away with that dishonesty.

Wow, must ask revenue for a rebate so.....

This thread has been boring since Darth Putin left to be honest. Was he banned or just stopped posting ?

Time for a petition.....