Country is Goosed

Ah Jayo thats taking the mickey.

Real Kerry Fan wrote:
And triona if you are back in the Kingdom at least we will know that nine not eight supporters will be travelling to Croke Park following Kerry next year.

We didn't win this year so there might be 11 of us next year I reckon. We were too spoilt before, we appreciate them now and intend on going to both the Munster final AND the All-Ireland final next year.

Rumour is that Bob Geldorf is running a concert in Ethiopia to aid Ireland.........

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As we can see from the Guardian Newspaper article having low corporation tax MIGHT bring in a few bob in tax and a load of caravans to Dublin's dockside, but it does not bring in any jobs, or infra structure supplying the mother company, or share of profit or.............

In short, it is a mirage.

3inarow08 wrote:

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Triona - how much an hour are ye getting for wearing the Barbary suit?

Unfortunately/thankfully, that job fell through.

Looks like I'll be back up in the big smoke. The Irish people are looking for a mountain of a man to fix the mess up there.

I'll answer that call.

We all ready have 1 kerry man trying his best you might get in his way..

Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins has been criticised for walking out of a meeting with the EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner.

The incident happened during talks on Ireland's economic crisis between Olli Rehn and the Irish MEPs in Strasbourg this morning.

The Commissioner asked for the discussions to be kept confidential as some of the issues he wanted to speak about were not in the public domain.

WELL DONE JOE

mullins wrote:
We all ready have 1 kerry man trying his best you might get in his way.

Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins has been criticised for walking out of a meeting with the EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner.

The incident happened during talks on Ireland's economic crisis between Olli Rehn and the Irish MEPs in Strasbourg this morning.

The Commissioner asked for the discussions to be kept confidential as some of the issues he wanted to speak about were not in the public domain.

WELL DONE JOE

Here was I thinking you were talking about JHR doing his best! Albeit for the likes of myself and RKF in poor little South Kerry!

mullins wrote:[Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins has been criticised for walking out of a meeting with the EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner.The incident happened during talks on Ireland's economic crisis between Olli Rehn and the Irish MEPs in Strasbourg this morning.

The Commissioner asked for the discussions to be kept confidential as some of the issues he wanted to speak about were not in the public domain.

WELL DONE JOE

Rightly so, the dumbass....It's people with open minds and closed mouths we need now not the other way round...Publicity stunt that should be penalised by the docking of his days pay..Will that happen, will it fook....
He is about as useful as the froth on top of a pint...Ah Yes, good ol' Joe, the man for all the people....Pray, who elected this buffoon to Europe.

Boxtyeater wrote:

mullins wrote:[Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins has been criticised for walking out of a meeting with the EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner.The incident happened during talks on Ireland's economic crisis between Olli Rehn and the Irish MEPs in Strasbourg this morning.

The Commissioner asked for the discussions to be kept confidential as some of the issues he wanted to speak about were not in the public domain.

WELL DONE JOE

Rightly so, the dumbass....It's people with open minds and closed mouths we need now not the other way round...Publicity stunt that should be penalised by the docking of his days pay..Will that happen, will it fook....
He is about as useful as the froth on top of a pint...Ah Yes, good ol' Joe, the man for all the people....Pray, who elected this buffoon to Europe.

Honesty not lies boxty the people have being told enough lies..let that european fooker fook off who the fook is he to tell us what to do..has he being elected by the people does he have a mandate..

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As we can see from the Guardian Newspaper article having low corporation tax MIGHT bring in a few bob in tax and a load of caravans to Dublin's dockside, but it does not bring in any jobs, or infra structure supplying the mother company, or share of profit or.............

In short, it is a mirage.

I'm not sure who is worse, you or the author of the article.

The article is full of so many inaccuracies that I lost count, and seems to follow your usual rubbish of take a small element of truth. Make up 99% of the argument, and claim all as fact, because one thing within it is true.

Firstly, she never once justifies her claim that the 12.5% rate is "unfair competition." I didn't realise that the UK wasn't allowed to drop their rates to compete. There's nothing unfair about it. If it's giving us such a competitive advantage, then all they have to do is match it. But instead she prefers to take the historical British approach, and demand that everyone change to do what they want.

The 12.5% rate has nothing to do wth Greencore deciding to buy Northern Foods. She seems bitter that an Irish Company has taken over a smaller British company. Did she expect Greencore to re-locate to the UK because they were so honoured to be allowed to buy a British company?
Despite the lies in the article, the jobs creasted by these companies are not "clerical" jobs who "process paperwork," the majority of these jobs are 3rd level graduates and professionals. Google, the example cited, primarily employs finance and IT professionals in its Dublin SSC, but given the lack of truth in the article, I'm not surprised to see see got yet another thing wrong.
Secondly, the "double-Irish" that she refers to also has nothing to do with the 12.5% rate. It's a tax loophole that would still exist if we increased Corporation Tax to 30%.
It's another distraction thrown in, and one that you seem more than happy to repeat as fact. Either you're an idiot or you're intentially trying to mislead people. Given your track record it could be either.
The 12.5% rate primarily attracks 2 types of business to Ireland. It attracts some companies looking to move their head office here, usually resulting in anything between 10 and 50 jobs, and increased tax revenues for the Govt.
It also attracts foreign companies looking to base some operations in Ireland. The tax rate helps lower the cost of doing business here, and makes investment here look more appealing.
One of the biggest types of private employer in Ireland is the Pharmaceutical and Life-Sciences industry, with large manufacturing plants around the country. One of the few remaining things we have keeping these operations in Ireland is our tax rate. I know your idea of a socialist utopia is one where everyone is a badly off as everyone else, and that success is something to be frowned upon, but as usual, you're talking sh*te.

Main developments:
* €15bn correction over four years
* Public expenditure down €10bn, tax up €5bn
* Irish bank shares see big falls
* Corporation tax will remain at 12.5%
* VAT will rise to 23% by 2014
* Health spending to fall by €1.4bn over term of the plan
* Minimum wage to fall to €7.65 per hour
* Property tax in place by 2012
* Domestic water charges to be in place by 2014
* Plan includes 'full implementation of the Croke Park deal
* New entrants to public service will face a 10% pay cut
* Public service pensions to be cut by an average of 4%

mullins wrote:[Honesty not lies boxty the people have being told enough lies..let that european fooker fook off who the fook is he to tell us what to do..has he being elected by the people does he have a mandate..

He may not have been elected by the people but given that our exposure to the ECB will be north of €200bn. shortly, if not already, he sure as hell has the mandate..."He who pays the piper calls the tune" and all that...If you had €50k. invested in a business worth half of that and being administered by gobsh1tes wouldn't you be reaching for the steering wheel....
By the way, I think you're a gas man.....

RMDrive wrote:Main developments:
* €15bn correction over four years
* Public expenditure down €10bn, tax up €5bn
* Irish bank shares see big falls
* Corporation tax will remain at 12.5%
* VAT will rise to 23% by 2014
* Health spending to fall by €1.4bn over term of the plan
* Minimum wage to fall to €7.65 per hour
* Property tax in place by 2012
* Domestic water charges to be in place by 2014
* Plan includes 'full implementation of the Croke Park deal
* New entrants to public service will face a 10% pay cut
* Public service pensions to be cut by an average of 4%

"The bearded one" Jack O'Connor: "A road map to the stone age".....He was probably 5 days thinking it up.....Daytime radio can be quare funny at times...
Very modest adjustment to the Health budget envisaged even with the retirement package ahead IMO....The water charges will never be implemented...

Is it enough I wonder?? Bond markets not reacting well anyways, over 9% again although some believe this is due to political instability..
Will they cut their own wages/expenses and ministerial cars etc? Even if such cuts were to get fook all in terms of making a contribution to the figures it seems necessary in a token of showing that they're willing to row in too..

As usual from the Bailout Brian. Can you believe one word from this man based on his record over the past two years?

Sadder still, there's not a word of job creation except for what I'd call hopeful aspirations...Build 100 new schools FFS and kick off a bit of work....
Unimaginative, unadventurous and defensive...I could have drawn up that bit of a plan myself.... Shifting seats around on the Titanic here....

Cutting tax relief on pension contribution

There is going to be a lot of old poor people in 30 years time - but given that they are cutting healthcare that might reduce them a bit.

Visual Artists Ireland has criticised the plan to cap the artists' tax exemption at €40,000.

"gods make their own importance"

Brian Cowen today announced that he is changing the national emblem of Ireland from a Shamrock to a CONDOM because it more accurately reflects the governments political stance. A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks and gives you a sense of security while your actually being screwed!!!!!!!!!

Just heard Davy fitz to stand for Labour in Clare..Things are starting to look up

mullins wrote:Just heard Davy fitz to stand for Labour in Clare..Things are starting to look up

Gift Grub will be worth a listen in the morning

mullins wrote:Just heard Davy fitz to stand for Labour in Clare..Things are starting to look up

This news bates all.....First we had Dr.Bamjee (Puke supplies positive reports of his daughter) and now the loon himself.....Comedy gold in the making....

Boxtyeater wrote:

mullins wrote:Just heard Davy fitz to stand for Labour in Clare..Things are starting to look up

This news bates all.....First we had Dr.Bamjee (Puke supplies positive reports of his daughter) and now the loon himself.....Comedy gold in the making....

In an high pitched Helium type Whestie twang

" I tell ya Boy - Im goin to give it Efffin loads Boy - Ill effin bate dem black and blue - Now dem boys up in the Dublin meeeja tink dat I havent a hope boy - but I tell ya - I tell ya Ill bate that tiger till he wakes up again - Deres plenty life left in dat tiger and to F with all dem doubting Thomases boy.

Probably been posted here already...