Constructive question for Public Sector

[turdsl]

It was good to see so many in the private sector took part. especially in Cork.

[wexfordman]

It was good to see so many in the private sector took part. especially in Cork.

Thats funny, the guy on rte, and I cant remember whther it was dub or waterfor dhe was referring to ( i think it was dub), anyway, he said he talked to loads of protestors, but could not find any form the private sector!!

[darkhorse]

the key question is this:
how many pulic sector workers took part in the property bubble by purchasing buy-to-let investment investment properties or other properties?
in my experience a very large number...
they would have been the most eligible recipients of 100% loans and banks would have been more than willing to finance them given their indestructible job contracts and permanent gold plated pensions.
In fact, any private sector worker would have had much greater difficulty in arranging finance for a property than a public service worker would have had.
and so the claim that 'public sector workers didnt cause this bubble' is a complete joke
my guess is that public service workers were involved in a large part of the property bubble

[j26]

If the burden of cuts was shared more boradly, would you be more willing to accept some cuts?

Yes - that's the whole issue as far as I'm concerned.

[turdsl]

Thats funny, the guy on rte, and I cant remember whther it was dub or waterfor dhe was referring to ( i think it was dub), anyway, he said he talked to loads of protestors, but could not find any form the private sector!!

You did not want to hear the full report, there was a large amount out in Cork according to the same report
obviously in Dublin would be public sector.

[Red October]

The Public sector is the elephant in the room alright and so it should be for any properly functioning country, We must be carefull not to strip away the fabric of society in order to kickstart the economy and improve our credit rating. We must have productivity,performance,accountability and value for money witin all areas of the public service from the top down. The working week should be capped at 39 hours for all civil servents and recruitment started immediately. Just as in the private sector no job should be secure and we should not have people sitting idle on huge salaries.
Lets forget about the U.S and design our own tax system where all contribute a fair share but lets demmand a real return on this from our public services.

This crisis we face is an opportunity for change!