JakeC
Last Man Standing 2 champion 2020/21
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If FF are put back in next election I'm leaving the country.
According to Vincent Browne on the radio this morning this deal wouldn't mean there will be any of the cuts reversed in the last or previous budgets and it won't make an ounce of difference when it comes to the 2014 budget either, the cuts that were going to be made prior to any deal will still have to be made. Not to sure what will happen after that.It's easy picking for sensationalist headlines in the rags for the next few days and a lot of opposition will gladly jump on the government by saying they had no time to properly look at it Wednesday night but if there was going to be no write off of the promissory notes then to my simple mind I presume this was the best thing they could do.
The government isn't working to try and screw the country, if there was a better alternative they would have gone for it, but this must have been the best realistic solution.
So now instead of paying back 3.1billion per annum it will be down to 700 or 800million. If they can show us the benefits of that in the next budget by scrapping the proposed water charges and reversing some of the cuts and with the country now hopefully able to sustain itself better surely this is the best of a bad situation?
I'm no business man or politician so I could be way off the mark but that's what I'm seeing from what I've read so far
Well on one hand I totally agree but really whats the choice? FG/Labour are just as inept and the country won't ever give SF the nod. But yeah they should be kept our of government for a generation.If FF are put back in next election I'm leaving the country.
Great idea, but too many Dubs and Nordies to make any sort of decent policies.we need a new party
What say you the Caf Party?
Yes! I want to form a party!we need a new party
What say you the Caf Party?
he says to a nordie living in Dublin.Great idea, but too many Dubs and Nordies to make any sort of decent policies.
The Manifesto;
1) Subsidised trips to OT for all!!
If you had a party no-one would show up.Yes! I want to form a party!
OhIf you had a party no-one would show up.
Bertie Ahern mk II.The Manifesto;
1) Subsidised trips to OT for all!!
Wasn't Bertie doing this already?Great idea, but too many Dubs and Nordies to make any sort of decent policies.
The Manifesto;
1) Subsidised trips to OT for all!!
I thought it was a terrible idea. I know that rural loneliness is a problem amongst old people but this isn't the way to solve it. The argument seems to be "If they're not able to have a few pints and drive then they won't be able to see people down the pub and will be lonely". To which the simple argument is: go to the pub but don't drink. I don't like this assumption that there's no way older people can enjoy themselves without drinking, it is possible to have fun sober, especially when the alternative is sitting at home on your own. Or why not have one designated driver amongst the group of friends, alternating every weekend or whatever? Or get the locals to raise money to pay for a minibus, that's what they do at my local.Bertie Ahern mk II.
What did people think of the Healy-Rae's idea of bringing in some sort of a drink driving permit for people living in rural areas? He got a fierce amount of flak for it by the media and opposition politicians etc, I thought it was a good idea myself.
silly feckerI'm starting Politics in college next year.
what does it entail - is it more like Irwin was saying, raise the limit to allow or two pints?Bertie Ahern mk II.
What did people think of the Healy-Rae's idea of bringing in some sort of a drink driving permit for people living in rural areas?
He wants some sort of a drink driving permit that would allow people to drive home after two or three pints on the condition that they drive at low speeds and use minor roads. He said his plans would see the Gardaí issuing the permits as they see fit so that not every Tom, Dick or Harry would get one. His motion was brought to the table and passed by Kerry county council and they are supposed to have written to Shatter asking for such permits.what does it entail - is it more like Irwin was saying, raise the limit to allow or two pints?
I want a job in the legal/political sector when I'm older, eventually being a politician, so it's the best course I guess.silly fecker
You better start saving for your flight.If FF are put back in next election I'm leaving the country.
I'm not and I don't think anyone is trying to justify having 5-6 pints and heading out in the car, but I can't stop on the way home from work and have ONE pint without breaking the law and risking a giant fine. It's a fecking joke to be honest.Permits are not the answer as the boys having 2 or 3 pints that are not the problem; It's the ones that have 5, 6 & 8 pints.
There are no footpaths on those roads so it's dangerous for pedestrians to be on them with drunk drivers about. My 17yr old cousin was killed by one a number of years back so it's all a bit too close to home for me.
Maybe the pubs could do a shuttle bus? Not a taxi, but one running twice a night or so?
I want a job in the legal/political sector when I'm older, eventually being a politician, so it's the best course I guess.
The course has modules in Civil/Human rights, Law and shite like that, so I'd be qualified to go high ranking garda etc.
There are more pig farmers than politics grauduates in the Dail.
And therein lies the rub.
If you want to be a politician in Ireland you'd be better off being a teacher, a huge amount of our politicians are. The hours, holidays and security of state employment suit those looking for a career in politics. That's also why a higher proportion of our TDs speak Irish in comparison to the general public, they needed their Irish to become a teacher in the first place. I think Michael Martin and Enda Kenny were both teachers, for example.I want a job in the legal/political sector when I'm older, eventually being a politician, so it's the best course I guess.
Too true, apparently the Dail timetable was designed to allow TDs the time they need to tend their farms back when everywhere outside Dublin was a 6 hour drive away. Thus the 2 o clock starting time on Tuesdays and the shorter hours on Fridays.
There are more pig farmers than politics grauduates in the Dail.
And therein lies the rub.
Lack of alternatives are the problem. If you're unhappy with FG/Labour you have to choose between FF, SF and Independents. Begin by excluding independents as they are a relatively small number and have no real power except in Tony Gregory type situations. It's now a choice between FF and SF, two parties with limited appeal at the moment, yet you have to choose one or the other (realistically). FF ruined the country and can't be trusted. SF are still damned by their links to the IRA and are viewed as having large gaps in their economic policies. FF have an advantage though, for two reasons: a) there is a large amount of the population who tended to vote FF out of habit and only abandoned them in the last election. They will naturally return to FF. B) Ireland votes very conservatively, with the majority of voter leaning centre-right. FF is much more of a fit for the country than SF.I'm sorry, but Fianna Fail are back as the most popular party in the Country? How can the people possibly be that stupid? 2 years ago they were booted out for being absolute shite, so we voted in FG and Labor who have shown us that they're no different, so we vote back in Fianna Fail?
Forget about politics for a second, and realize how retarded that is.
Results.
FF-26
FG-25
SF-18
LB-10
OTHER-21
If there was more pig farmers in the Dail all along the country might not be in such a mess. More Healy-Rae type politicians is whats needed and less teachers and so called accountants.
There are more pig farmers than politics grauduates in the Dail.
And therein lies the rub.