Upfront with Katie Hannon

They did and FG fixed it.

We are talking about a FF and FG coalition, not a FF govt.

2 very different things. Keep up.

FF and FG are 2 cheeks of the same arse.

A vote for FG is a vote for FFG governemnt and vice versa.

FG's attempt to 'fix' things was bringing in crippling austerity for ordainary people and letting their friends the bankers get away with it.

I fail to see how RBB is a good speaker. Everything he says falls apart at even the slightest scrutiny. He hates big business, how will we fund anything when they all leave. He thinks everything should be free, again how will it be paid for. His policies have been tried in places like Venezuela and Cuba, and it didn't exactly go well.

Not to mention most people already own a home and don't want to see it's value freefall. People like RBB believe in a fantasy land of money trees and unlimited resources

Money trees like a hospital which has costed over 2billion so far, which will easily be 3 billion by the times it's fully opened and God knows when that will be (fully open I'd say 2030 at best)

Govt party's talking about the opposition not being trusted with money is hilarious

RBB shot himself in the foot big time in the debate last nite and nobody picked him up on it. That he said something along the lines that the country has never been so rich and it should spend it by providing a lot of free services along with subsidising houses , increased wages and a number of other freebies and subsidies. And this all to be funded by the the riches of the nation. These riches were built up by the various services /businesses out there that are making all those ‘ BIG FAT PROFITS’ and the taxes accruing from them. When one starts to significantly ‘ interfere ‘ with business re higher taxes, broadening the tax base, increasing costs of service provision / cost of production , companies then may alter their operations to the point that they might leave the country, adjust their processes, etc, to operate using less labour , etc. So we could be saying GOODBY to the taxes accruing from those FAT PROFITS

And so its an FFG govt, not a FF one that people would be voting for.

FFG have provided record levels of social supports and the countries national wealth has never been higher.

I keep saying it but you arent hearing it. Most people are doing well financially, a minority are not.

Yes we all want to see extra supports where its needed but the subject here is who will win the election.

If 70% are happy with the current govt and 30% are not, which way do you think the elctorate would vote?

The average Joe and Jane wont qualify for a house under a SF govt, because average salaried couples earn too much.

Joe and Jane do however qualify for HTB, if they are first time buyers with FFG.

So things can get a lot lot worse if there is a change in govt. just ask Average Joe and Jane, who now no longer can buy a house under SF.

I agree with everything you say here,it can't be argued with as it just a fact.

However the question is would SF make Ireland more of a welfare state or cut it back? I think we all know the answer to that.

We need change but the only available change are a mess of a party with comic book policies therefore the majority will vote to keep things as they are.

Sad,but this is where we are at the moment.Hopefully by the time the next GE comes around there will be some credible alternative.

Govt department which a Govt minister is in charge of.

They never just researched it, it was trialed in numerous places.

Will we go look at FGs and FFs manifesto before last election and see what things they said they implement and didn't bother their arses?

On top my head, FG promised to

Extend free GP care to all under 18

Extend the 40% tax rate out to 50,000

Increase Help to Buy grant to 50,000 (thank God they never done that)

You do know we are running the country hand to mouth without the corporate tax ? In fact if corporation tax halved I. The morning we are fucked ! You seem to think the government are some sort of geniuses , it's a tax scam that will be closed soon enough. Also a change in govt will not drive anyone out so don't be so dramatic but the new president of the USA will have a massive effect on our so called booming economy along with other countries making us fall in line tax wise.