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About LinkBacksTHE Lisbon Treaty referendums will end up costing taxpayers more than €50m, the Irish Independent has learned.
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THE Lisbon Treaty referendums will end up costing taxpayers more than €50m, the Irish Independent has learned.
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So? What's your point?
Considering the benefits to Ireland of having Lisbon ratified, €50M is one of the best investments we can make.
Pity so many people believed the lies of SF and Libertas last time
Democracy is priceless, no? What is the cost of the local elections?
Never let the best be the enemy of the good.
If the czech senate rejects the treaty will we still go ahead with a 50 million referendum on a dead treaty?
The Czech government is in crisis, however their ratification will continue.Originally Posted by eurosceptic
The treaty is very much alive and its in our national interest to have it passed here, €50m is a drop in the ocean vs the benefits to Ireland of having it ratified.
and the benefits to big business of having it ratified...I mean the Croatians, Montenegrans and Turks will work cheaper than the Poles...
Are you referring to the businesses who EMPLOY people in Ireland and pay taxes, the taxes that are used to pay for social welfare and healhcare etc etc etc
Passing Lisbon greatly helps Ireland, the only native English speaking country in the Euro zone, attract FDI, especially from the USA.
It makes Europe more democractic, gives additional rights to every EU worker and is a no-brainer for any Irish person who wants the best for their country and their children.
Democracy?! Having Lisbon II is completely destructive of democracy! This government has proven that for them democracy is only a means to an end and if democracy cannot achieve this end they will blatantly trample upon it.
Why don't you tell us these benifits and how much they will be worth?
Perhaps we should scrap GEs as well.
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