ejmaztec wrote: » Dear IMF, Can you please hurry up, there's some big sh1t going down, Yours sincerely ROI.
Some on Boards recently said that Ireland built it's economy by selling houses to each other over the last number of years and I couldn't put it better than that.
Snow-Monkey wrote: » well what can i say ,majority of the country voted for fianna fail, now they can pay for the sown stiupidity they braugfht it on them selves i wish them a big congratualations and those who didnt vote for them my Commiseration's...
gurramok wrote: » Prime Time had Minster Dempsey saying the cut backs will be €4bn this year, double than the €2bn they are struggling to impose and there will be a mini style budget by the end of the month. All sorts of solutions banded about by commentators, things are going to get alot worse.
Darragh29 wrote: » We are really f*cked now!http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270352935855:D:D
Darragh29 wrote: » Only in Ireland could "cut backs" lead to a 2% increase in government spending!
Darragh29 wrote: » Ireland Inc is now worth 51.50 Euro on EBay! I think Biffo could be onto something here! :D:D
quoteunquote wrote: » Current bid is 10,000! :eek:
Alessandra wrote: » What sickens me is the likes of Bono having his tax base in Holland WTF?
K-9 wrote: » What do we do, force him to stay here? I accept the residency rules can be changed but what you don't hear about in the media, is our lax residency rules bring in far more revenue than we lose! It's a double edged sword, though very populist! The same rules we moan about are why Obama and the USA sees Ireland as a tax haven.
Alessandra wrote: » Point taken. There is just so much imbalance in the way certain parts of society are being targetted in my opinion and others left untouched.
ongarite wrote: » Government have been forced to face the nightmare situation of collapse of tax take and have decided to step in to fill the huge gap with emergency budget by the end of the month. The figures make terrible reading. Total tax take down 24% on January 08, back to 2004 levels. Capital gains tax is down 70% Stamp duty down 60% Corporation tax down 35% VAT down 17% Income tax down 9% Anyone know what tax levels were in 2004 to get an idea of what kind of increases can be expected?
seanybiker wrote: » I dont vote. I always look smart now
nouggatti wrote: » Income tax then hit 46% pretty low down on the scale, possibly once you earned above about €20k
gary the great wrote: » Dam, well the dole needs to be cut first imo... Why did they get an €8 increase in January despite everyone else taking cuts and the cost of living dropping?
nouggatti wrote: » In all fairness this is still a low tax economy, something like 6% of the population pay a huge proportion of the tax take, the load needs to be shared out more imo. .
Duiske wrote: » I am not going to begrudge the elderly, disabled or unemployed a poxy €1 per week.
BendiBus wrote: » Few will be left untouched. Unfortunately, we'll probably focus on the sideshow of those who do seem to get off lightly. The main issue, i.e. the future of the country, will be secondary in the public mind. This will make it harder to introduce the necesary reforms. We're drowning while we watch a few float away on a liferaft. The focus seems to be on pulling those few into the water with us rather than staying afloat ourselves. / You said it.. That is why we need decisive leadership at this time. What better way to lead than by example. Give up their perks etc. Let's all pitch in together and lessen the blow.. They are not tackling the core issues but are scraping away at the periphery. It is very disconcerting that week on week the figures are worse than previously estimated. Makes me wonder is it a guesstimate. If they stopped rowing back on every decision and cut to the chase we might save a few billion in the meantime.
You said it.. That is why we need decisive leadership at this time. What better way to lead than by example. Give up their perks etc. Let's all pitch in together and lessen the blow.. They are not tackling the core issues but are scraping away at the periphery. It is very disconcerting that week on week the figures are worse than previously estimated. Makes me wonder is it a guesstimate. If they stopped rowing back on every decision and cut to the chase we might save a few billion in the meantime.
Duiske wrote: » Was the increase not €6 ? And then take into account that the rent allowance was cut by €5. This was not even mentioned in the budget, but sneaked in a few weeks later. Protecting the less well off my ass !! While the fcukers who created this mess can walk away pensions of up to €6000 pw , or get their loans for millions written off by the banks (who then get reimbursed by the taxpayer) I am not going to begrudge the elderly, disabled or unemployed a poxy €1 per week.
Alessandra wrote: » Ya but in fairness I wouldn't mind paying 50% tax if I could get decent healthcare in return. France pays this rate of tax and then get free health care! If we get sick God forbid that's 60eu downt the drain, not to mention prescriptions. We don't get much back for what we put in and now we'll be giving even more and getting even less!!!!!!
Alessandra wrote: » You said it.. That is why we need decisive leadership at this time. What better way to lead than by example. Give up their perks etc. Let's all pitch in together and lessen the blow.. They are not tackling the core issues but are scraping away at the periphery. It is very disconcerting that week on week the figures are worse than previously estimated. Makes me wonder is it a guesstimate. If they stopped rowing back on every decision and cut to the chase we might save a few billion in the meantime.
