Originally Posted by nonpartyboy

Typical pro immigration strawman argument, when the Irish went to the us/Australia they got absolutely nothing handed to them and foreign investment is here for tax breaks and cheap/educated workforce, they would leave in the morning if it suited them but we still have to support all the unemployed foreign workers, again another rubbish left argument.

You certainly prove the profile of the average racist - low education

Australia does indeed have a welfare system to be admired, one that doesn't tolerate idleness and dependency.

Deliberate Govt policies have resulted in past and continuing FDI

Plus the Welfare 2010 bill means we wont have to support anyone, as those claiming JOBSEEKERS allowance, who refuse a suitable job will not longer receive the Dole. This will happen regardless of their colour or nationality

Originally Posted by petervalhala

We didn't, we 'imported' people to work, directly caused by 150k natives refusing to work

Yes we did - We imported plenty of scammers who had no intention of working. Why should they when they can live off the generosity of the hard working Irish taxpayers ? And if all the immigrants came here to work, why are there so many of them still here claiming Irish taxpayer funded benefits now that they have no work ? ?

150k natives did not "refuse to work" - They couldn't work in a completely distorted labour market (where they're expected to pay their mortgage and support their family ) being paid the same rates that a single Eastern European living 30 to a house in Blanchardstown and subsisting on cold Swedish dumplings bought in bulk from Lidl could live on.

Without the ridiculous levels of immigration that occurred being allowed, the labour market would not have been distorted in that way - Neither would the property market, and it is that grotesque distortion of the Irish property market that is the root cause of much of our current problems.

Originally Posted by petervalhala

To claim welfare a person has to be habitually resident in Ireland for two years

Absolutely and demonstrably untrue - Are you saying that the so-called asylum seekers and Roma gypsies (to give just two examples) were given no money/housing/support from Irish taxpayer funded public funds until they had been resident in Ireland for two years ? - Grow up ! .

Originally Posted by petervalhala

You certainly prove the profile of the average racist - low education

Australia does indeed have a welfare system to be admired, one that doesn't tolerate idleness and dependency.

The bread and butter argument of the average pro immigrationist - racist. Your an arsehole, but you don't see me using that as my first point in every argument. You aren't even a clever pro immigrationist as you have to resort to the racist card straight away, your hardly even worth arguing with, at least some of your fellow travellers can string a few arguments together.

And as for australia, you mentioned 150 years ago not me. I can guarantee you there was no welfare system in australia 150 years ago, and in case you didn't know they stick undesirables in camps these days. Must try harder !.

Originally Posted by petervalhala

Of which 270k claim for the full five days

There are jobs announcements every few days

There are approximately 160k training places available free of charge for those who want to work and need upskilling

Job announcements? There are about 1,000 to 2,000 jobs out there.
Training places? People I know who are unemployed are doing colleges courses paid out of their own pocker, because the alternative "training" from the state is a joke.

Originally Posted by petervalhala

There are jobs announcements every few days

Very good, nearly flew under the radar that one. There are indeed job announcements every few days - NEGATIVE announcements like Quinn (900 redundancies), BoSI/Halifax (750 redundancies), Pfizer (785 redundancies) etcetera.

Do advise the yahoos in Mount Street to stop watching the Yes Prime Minister boxset and up their game

All the recent job announcements have been welcome. Unfortunately they are all in the 50/120 range and are to be created over a 3 to 5 year time frame with the support of EI.

Just so you understand the pressure

238 people every day are losing their jobs.

Next year 15,000 will lose their jobs.

This is stabilisation Fianna FAIL way.

Originally Posted by hammer

All the recent job announcements have been welcome. Unfortunately they are all in the 50/120 range and are to be created over a 3 to 5 year time frame with the support of EI.

And, something to be borne in mind about these positive job announcements. These figures will be "fluid", perhaps even inflated. I know from experience - working in a MNC start up some years ago, an announcement was made for 65 jobs, yet the most the company ever employed was 14. However, that is rarely the case with redundancy figures - these figures are always a lot more accurate.

Originally Posted by Tigris Celtica

Yes we did - We imported plenty of scammers who had no intention of working. Why should they when they can live off the generosity of the hard working Irish taxpayers ? And if all the immigrants came here to work, why are there so many of them still here claiming Irish taxpayer funded benefits now that they have no work ? ?

150k natives did not "refuse to work" - They couldn't work in a completely distorted labour market (where they're expected to pay their mortgage and support their family ) being paid the same rates that a single Eastern European living 30 to a house in Blanchardstown and subsisting on cold Swedish dumplings bought in bulk from Lidl could live on.

Without the ridiculous levels of immigration that occurred being allowed, the labour market would not have been distorted in that way - Neither would the property market, and it is that grotesque distortion of the Irish property market that is the root cause of much of our current problems.



Absolutely and demonstrably untrue - Are you saying that the so-called asylum seekers and Roma gypsies (to give just two examples) were given no money/housing/support from Irish taxpayer funded public funds until they had been resident in Ireland for two years ? - Grow up ! .

[/QUOTE] Grow up !

You should make reasonable demands otherwise you may be disappointed

RTÉ Business: AOL to add jobs at new headquarters

More good news thankfully.

Sympathies with those that lost their jobs today in McElhinneys. Hopefully new work will become available.

And to the other 200 or so that lost their jobs throughout the country.