Sh*t to hit the fan at 4Pm today...

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 03-02-2009 04:42PM

Sitting back and watching yiz all squirm!! Pity I can listen in fom abroad...

crackity_jones · 03-02-2009 04:43PM

Cutbacks are coming, that much we know. We probably know what those same cuts will amount to as they've been discussed and eased into the public mind in previous weeks.

Yes, the public sector wage bill is too high. And yet it was this very same goverment that allowed the public sector to grow to its present bloated state and allowed those very same high wage levels to materialise thanks to 'Social Partnership'.

Public spending has to be cut. That's a given but where is the public outrage over the mismanagement of our economy? Those very same people that you see in government now asking us to take one for the team are the very same people who put all our eggs into the one basket (housing), allowed the banks to do whatever they pleased (Anglo), and now blame the whole thing on 'what happened in the U.S.'.

And what will you do? Vote them back into government, that's what.

kincsem · 03-02-2009 04:45PM

I think he is going to announce that after revving up the BENCHMARKING GT through all five forward gears ..... he has hit the brakes, and has now found the reverse gear.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 03-02-2009 04:45PM

Ally Dick wrote: »

Bertie bastard caused the problems and Biffo has to clean up the sh!t now.
Bertie gave too much money to the public service with the benchmarking. He was handing money out left right and centre. They should have been given a ONE OFF bonus and not permanent benchmarking.

Wasn't Biffo minister for Finance when all this was going on....?

FlutterinBantam · 03-02-2009 04:46PM

Excellent post.

However we have seen the last of this lot.

AnonoBoy · 03-02-2009 04:54PM

Outdoor pyjama wearing tax?

minxie · 03-02-2009 04:55PM

its on rte 1 now... cant wait to hear what enda k says after ha ha:)

iPlop · 03-02-2009 04:58PM

minxie wrote: »

its on rte 1 now... cant wait to hear what enda k says after ha ha:)

Of course he will say "none of this bollix would have happened if WE were in power he he he";)

January · 03-02-2009 04:58PM

Rumours are that the Early Childcare Supplement is being cut or means tested...

thelordofcheese · 03-02-2009 05:00PM

/me gets the popcorn ready.

This had better be good.

Plug · 03-02-2009 05:00PM

They might save alot of money but what good is that when theres no jobs? Next there'll be taxation on prostitution.

minxie · 03-02-2009 05:01PM

Septic Leper wrote: »

Of course he will say "none of this bollix would have happened if WE were in power he he he";)

my very thoughts

iPlop · 03-02-2009 05:02PM

adrieanne__x wrote: »

Rumours are that the Early Childcare Supplement is being cut or means tested...

Thats a deffo gettin' the chop.They will argue that creche's around the country are closing down so people don't need it.Nothing to do will the fact they cost 1200 euro per month and people are not puttin' up with that sh!te anymore:rolleyes:

professore · 03-02-2009 05:03PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Wasn't Biffo minister for Finance when all this was going on....?

Yes but I don't hear people baying for Lenihan's blood now. The buck stops with the leader,in this case Bertie, who got us into this mess. Having said that, Cowen is some idiot to have taken the job in the first place.

hblock21 · 03-02-2009 05:03PM

Darragh29 wrote: »

Look's like the sh*t will finally hit the fan today when Biffo will announce 2,000,000,000 Euro worth of cutbacks in state spending.

If anyone fancies a protest at 4:10PM today, follow me!!!

Why on gods earth would we be protesting?!?!?!!?

The cutbacks have to happen ASAP

crackity_jones · 03-02-2009 05:04PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Wasn't Biffo minister for Finance when all this was going on....?

Indeed he was. Some of the Fianna Fáil lifers would have you know that Cowen only walked in the door 12 months ago.

Cowen was second only to Bertie in terms of influence and power. He was his anointed successor from an early stage. Trying to tell us that none of this is any way down to him is really just taking the mick.

Remember people, this is YOUR money they're throwing around. And it was your money that they squandered (to a large part) during the 'good' years.

Tabnabs · 03-02-2009 05:04PM

It must be bad, he's speaking in Irish :eek:

Hagar · 03-02-2009 05:04PM

He's going to tax the worker. Yes the worker, the one poor bastard left with a job.
He's going to have to pay for everyone and everything.

iPlop · 03-02-2009 05:04PM

The ugly gimp is on now!

manc · 03-02-2009 05:05PM

this should have been done weeks ago and not try the Bertie roll of pandering to the Public sector unions......they were not elected to run the country.

Wait until next year when they have to find €4,000,000,000 MORE.

my guess....
Small tax increases indirect or direct
Public sector pension levy possibly even a pay cut
Changes to the social welfare ie, following up on payment fraud
Cut in minimum wage by €1

next year will be large increase in tax

homerjay2005 · 03-02-2009 05:06PM

OP work in public sector perhaps?

theres far too many people in the public sector getting paid massive amounts doing f*ck all.

however, i think not and its the ordinary decent folk like us that will get screwed.

minxie · 03-02-2009 05:06PM

dont they all look very well fed :rolleyes:

he is so full of crap

Dyr · 03-02-2009 05:06PM

I'm a single bloke working in the private sector. I should probably just drop the kek's and bend over now :mad:

eightcell · 03-02-2009 05:07PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Outdoor pyjama wearing tax?

+1
Damn idiots wearing bed clothes in public!

dsmythy · 03-02-2009 05:08PM

Oh god. I just switched on RTE and there's poo flying around the place.

iPlop · 03-02-2009 05:09PM

Bambi wrote: »

I'm a single bloke working in the private sector. I should probably just drop the kek's and bend over now :mad:

some KY aswell ,oh yeah your getin' it.Oh yeah thats me too ,except for the single bit!:mad:

Professey Chin · 03-02-2009 05:09PM

minxie wrote: »

a happy tax!!! anyone caught smiling in any way
will be obliged to pay a weekly rate of 5%

Im safe then

......awww crap

Helix · 03-02-2009 05:09PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

theres far too many people in the public sector getting paid massive amounts doing f*ck all

the majority of people in the public sector are on crappy wages

The Master · 03-02-2009 05:10PM

Bambi wrote: »

I'm a single bloke working in the private sector. I should probably just drop the kek's and bend over now :mad:

In the same boat as you my friend
I've never been raped before I hope he's a bit gentle

Dyr · 03-02-2009 05:11PM

Lenihan two hours earlier:

"A internet licence taoiseach, everyones using that yoke nowadays! the f***kers!they;re sneaking off onto this internet yoke for their news and entertainment without giving us a cut! they even use it to have a go at the govt I heard"

cowon: "jays yur right Brian! de hoors! I'll give dem freedom of speech"

Sh*t to hit the fan at 4Pm today...

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