Its time to Nationalise Ireland's land

[cactusflower]

I agree about poor management of the forests. I think most of the things Cael rightly complains about could be dealt with by taxation. If Nama goes ahead Government is going to become the owner of thousands of acres of agricultural land. A proportion the best of the land could be made available to agricultural co-ops.

[politicsIsTheArtofLying]

Just a thought, but some things I have thought about:

(1) if NAMA is a failure, would happen?
(2) you had better hope someone with no conflicts of interests will be hired by NAMA. In other words no policitian or high level banker had better be in the managment of NAMA, but a proper accountant or someone qualifed in macro-economics; that would actually do what is best for Ireland 90 billion debt.

(3) if NAMA is a success, the profits had better be issued as tax credits to everyone. The reasoning behind (3) is because I and a lot of other people are paying for this. SO rightfully any profits should be paid back to the tax payers. Another option in my opinion is for tax payers to get issued "shares" of NAMA based on how much tax they paid and some money each year from the share earnings.

what you think?

[Cael]

Just a thought, but some things I have thought about:

(1) if NAMA is a failure, would happen?
(2) you had better hope someone with no conflicts of interests will be hired by NAMA. In other words no policitian or high level banker had better be in the managment of NAMA, but a proper accountant or someone qualifed in macro-economics; that would actually do what is best for Ireland 90 billion debt.

(3) if NAMA is a success, the profits had better be issued as tax credits to everyone. The reasoning behind (3) is because I and a lot of other people are paying for this. SO rightfully any profits should be paid back to the tax payers. Another option in my opinion is for tax payers to get issued "shares" of NAMA based on how much tax they paid and some money each year from the share earnings.

what you think?

I think its a lot of messing about - nationalize ALL of Ireland's land and we will have food at around the same price, plus be able to give everyone a home for free. That sounds shocking to those brainwashed by capitalism, but there is no doubt that if increases in the productivity of Irish workers are not being diverted into land price inflation, but into industrial investment instead, and if we all own all the land, every Irish child born form the time of the nationalization on can look forward to a life with no rent and no repayments. Now there will certainly be greedy selfish b*stards who will want to deny this great freedom to Irish children, and condemn them into slavery instead, but should we let such vile curs stand in our way?

[politicsIsTheArtofLying]

Not quite the answer(s) i was hoping for. If you dont mind, will you expand a bit more on your answers please?