Very disappointed with Richard Bruton's performance. He was giving out because taxes went up, and spending was cut: Both at the same time.
You can't have it both ways Richard!
Burton is proving even worse.
"This budget reeks of panic measures" - Jeebus Joan, have you not heard about the meltdown of the Global Financial system! Like, HELLO!
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“When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.” Napoléon Bonaparte
Yes, an extra euro on every 100 you earn....how will you cope...Originally Posted by jdckelly
miriiam asking about the bailout now. tom being evasive but cant keep smile off face.
Combat poverty agency is also kaput and will no longer be independent of government - the logic presumably being, hammer the poor and then get rid of their best advocacy group. Nice.
Well, I'm not necessarily a FG supporter so I have no axe to grind either way, but I think in fairness to him and trying to be as objective as possible, it was a very good response...it did have general criticisms that I presume he had in his pocket (perhaps from previous years as you suggest), but he also made a very incisive analysis of the actual budget he'd just heard presented.
will it be online anywhere? rte turned him off ( now there is a supprise )
Surely you didn't expect anything else? Very naive of you if you were.
One of the moderators on here really wrecks my head with his/her power mad ego
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On radio 1 just now Mary Hanifin said that, having been in cabinet since 2002, she had never seen anything like the pre-budget cabinet meetings - "some of them were on Saturdays and Sundays"
In the first case, it is your loss as unlike his opponents, he actually knows what he is talking about ,
In the second case, that is the country's loss.
And people are getting plenty of opportunity to realise it.
Soft option budget by a government still in denial; only 25% of the 3.5% increase in current expenditure will go on social welfare.
There are times when you are simply required to be impolite. There are times when condescension is called for!
- Aaron Sorkin writing as President Bartlet to Obama, NYT 21/09/2008
You can't build a smart economy based on dumb decisions.
- Richard Bruton 18/12/2008
The debate is on RTE2
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