And yet they tend to pay it at a lower rate than the PAYE worker. Now that's what I call equitable 26.Originally Posted by Ringo
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I think since Agenda & his Newstalk show got canceled McWilliams has dumbed down for tabloid-esque economics & he gets 2 TV shows on Prime Time TV. Suppose it says someone about the tv viewer... RTE do some good Current Affairs shows but I presume these shows classified as Entertainment TV?
Those count as high brow in Donnybrook. We get the tele we deserve to go with our politicians
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At the intervals in last nights show it was branded as RTE: Factual.
... a matter of opinion surely.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
This has been debated a lot on the CA forum in the past. Much as I may agree with you this is a separate topic.
This is because they have invested money in areas or schemes that tax breaks were available in. without the investment a lot of areas would be still run down. Its made out like its some scam, which its not.
It's not a scam by the individuals directly. It is a scam by the FF/PD/Greens to look after their financial backers. Latest is the co-location tax breaks - Free public land, plus tax breaks for the building plus payments from NTPF gives you excellent bang for your seat in the FF tent in Galway buck.
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Time to split this thread?
Public v Private Sector debate moved to:
http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=50875
It’s easy to knock the Scheme now that we are doing well (or not as the case may be). But the reality is it did a lot of good at the time & while the same type of incentives might not be needed everywhere, parts of the country could do with similar schemes. Investors aren’t going to invest in run down areas, so how do you encourage this. As for your FF/Pd & Greens paranoia, Just to give some examples, the original urban renewal scheme was introduced by the Fine Gael/Labour coalition in 1985, the holiday resort incentive scheme was introduced by the then Minister Ruairi Quinn, TD in 1995 and the Rural Renewal scheme was introduced in 1998 by the then Minister Charlie McCreevy.
sneaky copy and pastes rule
And who kept renewing them when there was no need? The Rural Renewal scheme was actually set up in a way that discriminated against locals buying a house to live in!
I don't think it's paranoia to point out the scam which is the co-location scheme, which is the latest of these scams. If the private sector is so good, surely it doesn't need donated land, tax breaks and garanteed patients to make it work?
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I don't know what you mean?
I saw last nights show & he seemed to turn one idea "use the diaspora" into an hour long tv show. He definitely departed from the economics & seemed more of a travel show.
Had to laugh at some of the people he interviewed. Argentinians saying they wanted to live in Ireland due to their routes - never been here so how do they know they will like. Irish Americans also saying they would move here - Again I don't know if they ever visited but could not see them moving with family of 6 young kids.
He has changed a lot since Agenda.
I saw this too. I thought his logic a bit fuzzy and his apparent motivation a bit vulgar frankly.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
I met him once, he's a nice fella actually. This constant pigeon holing of people though is getting on my tits.
Bye bye Stan. Go off back to collecting cones you useless git.
Ah that's a bit silly alright, but his only serious flaw as a presenter imo.
The Popes Children had some silly labelling aswell such as 'breakfast-roll guy' for labourers and tradesmen. Not very insightful or funny.
I prefer him as the straight up economist rather than trying to lurch into Eddie Hobbs cabaret politics type entertainment, as much as everyone seems to love it.
City definetly have the best bands playing at half-time.
O'Bama - "Eerah yeah, I'd say we can alright!"
G.O'Mahoney Trapattoni'll sort ém out!!
Is there another FF/PD/G scam being uncovered now with regard to the health services? All these cancelled elective surgeries due to front line services being cut by the Government mean that those patients will be eligible for the national treatment purchase fund operations in Private hospitals instead. This will cost the state far more money than giving a supplementary amount to the HSE to keep the frontline services going. Another proud moment for the Government parties...
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Hes a bit foppish and his labelling is cringing but his heart is in the right place and he comes across as someone obsessed with his subject rather than egotistical.
Has anybody read the books and not thought that the majority of the population are not covered in the book at all. There is no name for the guy or girl who cannot afford a mortgage yet is on a decent wage and is therefore renting.
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