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Thread: Time to strike: TDs snub bid to curb ministerial pensions

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    Time to strike: TDs snub bid to curb ministerial pensions

    These people can look forward to rioting and strikes if they don't cop themselves on:

    TDs snub bid to cut minister pensions - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

    At a time when we are being softened for more punishment and retribution because of government, developer and banker led economic disaster and are lectured at relentlessly about the need to tighten our belts, the same people who are doing all of the lecturing are not prepared to tighten theirs.

    Here's one person who will not heed a word that any media or political pundit has to say about this until they turn their criticism on those who deserve it and ensure they are concretely and convicingly punished for it.

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    Did you expect anything more from these Fat Cats?
    Time for the Irish Goverment to do the honorable thing and go. If thay have any honour left.

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    Anyway of finding out which TDs have taken the reduction? and is there a party split?
    We know Gilmore, Burton and Kenny have given back their pensions but who else?

    Time to name and shame!!!! Remember Gerry Ryan? He didn't hold out for long after he was named publicly as not taking a cut

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    Mary O'Rourke gave up her ministerial pension some months back

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    Apparently Ruari Quinn has refused

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