Irish Government's Plan to tackle the Recession

Dear People of Ireland,

Due to the current financial situation caused by the slowdown of the economy, your Government has decided to implement a scheme to put workers 40 years of age and older on early retirement. This scheme will be known as RAPE (Retire Aged People Early).

Persons selected to be RAPED can apply to the government to be eligible for the SHAFT scheme (Special Help after Forced Termination).

Persons who have been RAPED and SHAFTED will be reviewed under the SCREW program (Scheme Covering Retired Early Workers). A person may be RAPED once, SHAFTED twice and SCREWED as many times as the government deems appropriate.

Only persons who have been RAPED can get AIDS (Additional Income for Dependants & Spouse) or HERPES (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel Early Severance). Obviously, persons who have AIDS or HERPES will not be SHAFTED or SCREWED any further by the government.

Persons, who are not RAPED and are staying on, will receive as much S.H.I.T. (Special High Intensity Training) as possible.
This government always prided itself in the amount of S.H.I.T. it gives out. Should you feel that you do not receive enough S.H.I.T., please bring this to the attention of your local Fianna Fail TD. They have been trained to give you all the S.H.I.T. you can handle.

We hope you have all enjoyed the holidays!


Sincerely,
B. Cowen, Taoiseach.