Max Keiser wrote: I came to London, because being here gives you a front-row seat on the imminent collapse of an entire city. I think that the Eurozone is over-rated as a disaster area. They are not yet in as bad shape as Britain. The UK pound, is about to collapse. And the collapse of the British economy will be one of the biggest in modern economic history. Of course you will take the American dollar and the euro down with you, for sure. But this place – London – is about to go belly up. It's … how can I put this?. If you see me walking the streets of your town, then you're probably ****ed.
Noonan is powerless over his own stupidity
dvpower wrote: » Oh God, not financial shock jock Max Keiser
Hijpo wrote: » Did you watch the video? Did you see his name and instantly post that reply? Is that video complete fabrication of the events in this country?
dvpower wrote: » Do you blindly swallow every bit of hyperbole Max Keiser spits out? Next.
Hijpo wrote: » Are the people of iceland happy that they are not getting screwed over by gamblers, liars and scammers? Are the people of iceland benefiting from the taxes paid by them? Are the people of iceland confident that the people that ruined there country are getting what they deserved instead of a big pay off and bloated pension? Are the people of iceland in control of there country and not just there to be milked dry by the fat cats looking out for themselfs?
ninja 12 wrote: » I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere except RTE -Link
DoesNotCompute wrote: » I posted it a few pages back. It's been picked up by a few different news organisations / websites:
Ghandee wrote: » Didn't even look at the cb's figures.
Ghandee wrote: » I pointed out that the ordinary home owner, middle-low earning tax payer are continuously being screwed to 'bridge this deficit' while our politicians and bankers fatten themselves with pay rises, pensions etc. You did not/have not addressed this problem though.
Vladimir Kurtains wrote: » Are the people of Iceland happy that the mess they found themselves in necessitated a $4.6 billion bailout (€3.6 billion) from the IMF and Nordic central banks, the equivalent of 43 per cent of its GDP? Probably not.
Vladimir Kurtains wrote: » Are the people of Iceland happy that its government had to pump ISK 385 billion (€2.36 billion) into its banks, the equivalent of 26 per cent of its GDP? Probably not.
Vladimir Kurtains wrote: » Are the people of Iceland happy that they twice voted in referendum to burn UK and Dutch governments who'd compensated their nationals who'd lost savings in Icelandic banks to the tune of €3.8 billion ? Probably, yes.
Vladimir Kurtains wrote: » Are the people of Iceland happy that they may end up paying this anyway since they're now being pursued through international courts? Probably not.
Vladimir Kurtains wrote: » Are the people of Iceland happy that their country has returned to growth? Probably, yes.
Vladimir Kurtains wrote: » Still not sure what Iceland has to do with an Irish property tax.
ninja 12 wrote: » The headline says " non Payment" but the article saye "alleged non-declaration "
dvpower wrote: » There are two separate offences - failure to declare and failure to pay.
CptMackey wrote: » Got the letter in the post this morning. Sent it back along with a letter saying that I'm not going to pay it ever.
dvpower wrote: » At last - someone with the courage of their convictions.
tayto lover wrote: » Yes. It must be galling to anyone who caved in. I see the Govt is in trouble again after the challenge to the Referendum was won in the Supreme Court. They told more lies it seems and were found out yet again. You just can't believe this crowd, lies to get in and lies to stay in.
tayto lover wrote: » Yes. It must be galling to anyone who caved in.
dvpower wrote: » I said it before here a number of times that a much braver protest (and more effective one imo) would be a "Do Register, Don't Pay" protest, and CptMackey has come close to that by identifying himself to the council. Its not galling at all - its refreshing.
tayto lover wrote: » Well if one person writing to them to tell them he's not paying is refreshing then some people must be in a bad way. Is there a day when all 700 k + of us could actually call to tell them we're not paying? I would love to attend.
dvpower wrote: » If every person who didn't pay had the same courage as CptMackey then the tax would probably be defeated. But most of you don't posess that courage. "Don't register, run away"
Hijpo wrote: » And? does this have a reflection on our billions in bailouts?
Hijpo wrote: » We pumped money into failed banks, the same banks who can now dip into bailouts to prop up the massive pensions for the people who are still on big salaries
Hijpo wrote: » I dont see any irish nationals being compensated for money they had no hand in gambling do you? If anything the banks that the nationals supposedly own are now increasing interest rate on them so they are infact paying more directly and indirectly to the bank
Hijpo wrote: » Were there bonds garaunteed? ours were not. Im not saying the bondholders would not be paid back, but if they had to be then atleast wait until a time that the country can afford the billions
Hijpo wrote: » It has to do with why the property tax is being introduced. The broken system, the money being burned in the boilers of the gravy trains, the corrupt politicians etc etc etc.
Vladimir Kurtains wrote: » Their bailout was of a similar order of magnitude to ours. And what do you think Iceland spent a lot of it's bailout money on? Yep, it's banks. And I presume you do know the reason why AIB had to put money into its pension fund? Banks have two ways of righting the ship. Lowering costs and increasing income? Do you actually want state own banks to have unprofitable interest rates? They were savings, not bonds. UK and Netherlands said they were guaranteed. Iceland said not. The courts will now decide. happy days, unfortunatly the only figures growing here is unemployment rates, suicides, and crime. Conveniently none can be tied to the state the country is in. As I've said before, a property tax made sense before this mess we got ourselves into and it still makes sense. It's certainly a sight better than the previous property taxation regime we employed, which is one of the reasons we are where we are now.
dxhound2005 wrote: » Seeing as you are in it for the long haul you are probably aware of the complications which will arise down the line. Even if you avoid prosecution for non payment there is still the small matter of what happens when the title of your proprerty has to be transferred. I'm sure our friends in the legal profession will be happy to collect a little something for themselves along with everything that has to be paid to effect transfer.http://kmccarthysolicitors.ie/2012/07/household-charge/If you intend selling your house any prospective purchaser will require a Certificate of Discharge in respect of the Household Charge before purchasing the property and all outstanding charges and penalties will need to be paid before the Certificate will issue.
Vladimir Kurtains wrote: » So if we bundled the property tax, water charges and waste charges into one, you'd be happy to pay? How is one an "attack on the family home" and the other not?
