The only Austerity in Ireland is for the people that can’t afford it, Politicians, Bankers and the very people that caused this mess ie Brian “the gobshite” Cowen, Bertie “I don’t give a F**K about anybody but myself Ahern and all the rich people in this country are still getting away scot free, alas Fine Gael are heading in the same direction as Fianna “FAIL” look after yourself and make the lower and middle class in this country pay for it. Every politician in this country has a massive pension pot lined up for themselves and this will never change.

before attacking working families with extra taxes, the social cancer of welfare fraud must be tackled

Between ?2-3b every year is stolen from the tax payer, a zero tolerance approach is long overdue

“in contrast to 51 per cent of people who think Minister for Finance Michael Noonan should ease back on the austerity measures.”

what alternative do they propose? bankruptcy? default?
Have they thought this though?

This reminds me of people who stop taking antibiotics because they are feeling better and are then surprised when their infection returns

How many of you Were asked in this poll for your opinion and how many of your friends were asked of their views in this poll. It’s all a load of bull these opinion polls. In every day life I deal with from colleagues I work with to the man in the shop the woman on the street my neighbours are all pissed with this government and how it’s dealing with homeowners and taxes and corruption. This country is so corrupt from the top right down it’s ranks and any one who defends this is either mentally I’ll or in the pocket of corruption. Opinion polls don’t believe them we all know from our every day experiences how the true opinion polls would read.

Can we please stop taking the SINDO Quantum Research polls as being accurate. This was the polling company that once put Fianna Fáil support on 9% and the paper who predicted that Labour would become the largest party after the election.

SINDO QR also has a poll today which shows 39% of people want Norris back in the Áras race and that 40% of respondents would vote for him. So 1% want to vote for Norris but don’t want him in the race? Either the SINDO is making up the numbers or there’s 1% of the population who need to see a doctor!

The current government has broken many of their manifesto promises. The point in voting for either party was to get away from the cynicism and political dissembling that marked the past FF/PD era. Regrettably, both FG and Labour continue to honour the tradition of treating the aspirations of the bulk of the electorate as disposable. Debates, a term to be used guardedly in Ireland, over bank bailouts, NAMA and mortgage debt discounting have been dominated by interest groups in the most part sheltered from the worst impacts of the recession. The bottom line from the government is that there can be no let up in pressure on average earners to pay for the excesses of many above average earners. How on earth can Noonan praise more austerity and yet ready the public purse to disgorge upwards of a billion paying the legal costs of various tribunals. Only a banana republic could brazen it out.

It’s time to push the debt out, it’s a five year country loan when it should be a 10 year mortgage. It’s going to take alot more time to sort out illegal banking practices both in the stock and bond Market, it is a system that is rotten to the core both at a government level and corporate level. With neither admitting there is a problem. Instead we are continuing on with a broken system that is not being reformed in any way. What is needed is some real leaders to stand up and stop this corrupt and frankly dirty banking which are continuing the same buying and selling of credit default swaps which where a major factor in the cause of the 2008 crisis. Stop the banks stop the bullshit.

49% in favour? I give up… Completely speechless..

cuts are needed but don’t front load.

http://storify.com/contact_ie/stephen-kearon-and-that-3250-bill-for-hosting-a-we

Fascinating article about Stevo. Have a look at the website if you are teaching an IT course in “User Experience – what to avoid in a web site.

Isn’t it gas, how the bishops and the FF’ers are great at preaching. They are so alike.

No government likes making cuts or increasing taxes. However given our situation it’s the only choice we have. Fine Gael objected many times and very strongly to the choices made by the last three governess but this is the situation we are in. Fine Gael will lead us out of a recession and on to prosperity on the foundations of strong and debt free economy. The Irish people voted Fine Gael in to do just this and that’s what they are doing and doing it very well. We take the pain now and soon we will be past this.

Do you really to refer to public sector job cuts as ‘culling’ civil servants? I find that a bit offensive given it’s a term generally used for slaughtering diseased animals or exterminating vermin.

Expansionary fiscal consolidation: Cutting public spending so as to stimulate growth.
http://economics.com.au/?p=5849

I think it’s gas everyone giving out bout FF ruining the country. We all knew what there were at during the boom but yet they kept getting voted in. No one in the private sector cared what people in the public sector was earning. No one cared that the banks were throwing money around cause people were willing to spend it. People have to start taking personal responsibility for their actions.