Seriously, the whole "for the good of the nation" bullshit. the good of the nation would involve him and the rest of FF being marched over to a convenient pier to be thrown off.Unfortunately not. :bash:
The fucking arrogance of him.
That would be a disaster for Fine Gael and Labour, and there's little chance of them doing it.Has there been any suggestion that the Government could resign without dissolving the Dáil? Let Fine Gael and Labour form a coalition by the end of the week, go halves on a quickie budget which would hopefully be helped through by the Greens and Fianna Fáil "for the good of the nation" and allThen have an election in January, where a longer term program for government can be decided based on the proportion of votes Labour and Fine Gael get
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How so? :?That would be a disaster for Fine Gael and Labour, and there's little chance of them doing it.
They'd be the ones who "pushed through the worst budget in living memory" (which Fianna Fáil will try to use to their own advantage) and their own share of the vote would easily suffer as a result, even though the budget is desperately needed and has to be harsh whether we like it or not.How so? :?
They're already calling for an election before the budget, there's even someone on Prime Time now saying saying Fine Gail might abstain from the budget vote and let it get through. I think things are actually that bad, that for once in our history petty party politics might be pushed aside by some people. Regardless of who got the budget through, it would be a budget based of Fianna Fáil's handling of the economy and their vote will be completely crushed. SO in that respect, I don't really agree with what you aid =/They'd be the ones who "pushed through the worst budget in living memory" (which Fianna Fáil will try to use to their own advantage) and their own share of the vote would easily suffer as a result, even though the budget is desperately needed and has to be harsh whether we like it or not.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see what you're suggesting happen. I guess I'm just more cynical/pessimistic when it comes to the Irish political system. :lol:They're already calling for an election before the budget, there's even someone on Prime Time now saying saying Fine Gail might abstain from the budget vote and let it get through. I think things are actually that bad, that for once in our history petty party politics might be pushed aside by some people. Regardless of who got the budget through, it would be a budget based of Fianna Fáil's handling of the economy and their vote will be completely crushed. SO in that respect, I don't really agree with what you aid =/
I think it's going to start out at a flat €100 per property and eventually be adjusted over time to represent the value of the property, rising to a maximum of €200 by the end of 2014.what shocks me the most is rather than introduce property taxes that take into account the value of the property (like the UK although ours is flawed as it has a ceiling) the irish are getting a poll tax. a poll tax? FFS!!!
I know. :bash:wow. so those with 50 million euro stud farms will be paying 200 euros!
The interim measure will involve a fixed local service charge contribution of around €100 per annum. That charge will rise to an average of just over €200 per dwelling in 2013.