Wheres the so called unity from the Pubic Service now?

[rimmerguy]

So its fine for the Pubic Service to avoid cuts so it can be thrown onto those working minimum wage instead? They say "lets not divide the workforce". Staying fairly quiet now i see.

Lovely,
Westside.

What are you on about now , where did you dredge this up from and why ?

[Westsidex]

What are you on about now , where did you dredge this up from and why ?

I heard it that all workers right across the board will be taxed on their incomes which means the lowest paid will struggle to survive.

Westside.

[rimmerguy]

Yeah shit happens sometimes west . We're all in it together , like it or not for the next decade at least . And if the lower paid were taxed an extra say 10 euro a week , that wont hurt them too much would it . Thats a lot of money the govt could take in off people who contribute very little as is . No doubt tho that you'd prefer the docs and teachers and garda and the rest of the pub service to keep paying out time after time , after all aren't they only a shower of c%&$s in your eyes

[aml]

Yeah shit happens sometimes west . We're all in it together , like it or not for the next decade at least . And if the lower paid were taxed an extra say 10 euro a week , that wont hurt them too much would it . Thats a lot of money the govt could take in off people who contribute very little as is . No doubt tho that you'd prefer the docs and teachers and garda and the rest of the pub service to keep paying out time after time , after all aren't they only a shower of c%&$s in your eyes

If they are paying a mortage,supporting a family,bills and trying to keep their head above water a tenner can go a long away.How can they be expected to pay anymore......arragence from the upper class i expect.....

[Doozer]

Yeah shit happens sometimes west . We're all in it together , like it or not for the next decade at least . And if the lower paid were taxed an extra say 10 euro a week , that wont hurt them too much would it . Thats a lot of money the govt could take in off people who contribute very little as is . No doubt tho that you'd prefer the docs and teachers and garda and the rest of the pub service to keep paying out time after time , after all aren't they only a shower of c%&$s in your eyes

Only because they wont feel the hit as much as the lower paid

[rimmerguy]

I have a friend who is an electrician . He has told me that over the past 2 yrs his nixer work has dried up ( mine has totally disappeared too ). He used to do shower installation , re wiring etc and the people who gave him this work were mainly people in the public service , not the lower paid workers . We had a few beers last week and this subject came up . And he is very worried that if the public service are gonna be targeted again and again , that he'll be up shit creek with no paddle sooner than later . So if any of you are tradesmen , like my friend and i , maybe you should think differently and support the public sector and not bash them like there's no tomorrow .

[Doozer]

I have a friend who is an electrician . He has told me that over the past 2 yrs his nixer work has dried up ( mine has totally disappeared too ). He used to do shower installation , re wiring etc and the people who gave him this work were mainly people in the public service , not the lower paid workers . We had a few beers last week and this subject came up . And he is very worried that if the public service are gonna be targeted again and again , that he'll be up shit creek with no paddle sooner than later . So if any of you are tradesmen , like me and my friend , maybe you should think differently and support the public sector and not bash them like there's no tomorrow .

Ok thats trades man, what about 1 parent families, where she is working full time to pay mortgage and put kids in crech. she is owing more than she is making and then she is being taxed unfairly on top of that. What about her.

[rimmerguy]

Well not to pick holes in your post , but if the person in question has a mortgage , then they are not in the 50% of the workforce who pays very little in taxes . The 50% of the workforce that do pay taxes are fed up protecting those who contribute very little , so in order to keep them from paying more , the public sector should stump up more ???????

Reply to Doozer post , forgot to quote it

[aml]

I have a friend who is an electrician . He has told me that over the past 2 yrs his nixer work has dried up ( mine has totally disappeared too ). He used to do shower installation , re wiring etc and the people who gave him this work were mainly people in the public service , not the lower paid workers . We had a few beers last week and this subject came up . And he is very worried that if the public service are gonna be targeted again and again , that he'll be up shit creek with no paddle sooner than later . So if any of you are tradesmen , like my friend and i , maybe you should think differently and support the public sector and not bash them like there's no tomorrow .

As a matter of fact i am in the electrical side as well and my work has dried up also but it isn't fair that the government constantly picks on the weakest groups in our society today...there has to be parity,there has to be a fairer system out there that the richest should pay a higher price as they were the ppl who benifited from the celtic tiger the most.

[Westsidex]

Ylike it or not for the next decade at least .

Ppl only say this to make themselves feel better. the fact of the matter is nobody knows how long it will last but it will last a lot longer if everyone doesn't pro actively work together and that includes the public service. Its a disgrace that some public sector areas are still wasting frightening amounts of money and poor productivity. Most of these services should be privatised.

By the way, i think the key to us moving out of this recession is in the US and UK markets via trading.Like it always was and not the so called EU.

Westside.