George Lee's new 5 point plan

[Benz]

I was at the launch of George Lee's 5 point plan this evening held upstairs in the Goat Grill.

In attendance were Olivia Mitchell, Alan Shatter & Brian Hayes.

I wanted a chance to meet George Lee so I went along, I spoke with him briefly, shook his hand, and listened intently. Imho, he is certainly a man of conviction, believes in himself and what he is doing and the party he is working with.

He kicked off with a 15 minute rousing speech which really served to reinforce his conviction in what he was doing. Then he moved on to a 25 minute speech on his 5 points to save the economy. These were as follows:

i) He proposed that the Government of the day should use the average €11,000 that someone in receipt of jobseekers allowance and/or benefit as a subsidy for firms to employ the many thousands of people who are currently unemployed.

ii) He proposed that we should use 10% of the €70 billion that Irish people have invested in pension funds over a three year period to invest in Irish firms and/ or projects. He mentioned that only 3.5% (€2.5 billion) of the Irish pension fund pot was invested in Ireland so this would not be a big ask in difficult times.

iii) He proposed that union negotiations held with the Government should be held 'in camera'. He went on to say that the Unions took too much (or were given too much) when the good times were around and they should be the first to step up to the plate to make a positive contribution

iv) He proposed a taskforce put in place to determine why Irish prices are so much higher than the rest of Europe.

v) He proposed that stamp duty be cut to 2% across the board immediately for a 2 or 3 year period.

What do you think?

[hmmm]

What do you think?

My pension money is not his to spend, unless the government wants to steal it. In that case we would have become Argentina.

[joemomma]

v) He proposed that stamp duty be cut to 2% across the board immediately for a 2 or 3 year period.

And this guy is supposed to be some sort of breath of fresh air?

[Marlowe]

I was at the launch of George Lee's 5 point plan this evening held upstairs in the Goat Grill.

In attendance were Olivia Mitchell, Alan Shatter & Brian Hayes.

I wanted a chance to meet George Lee so I went along, I spoke with him briefly, shook his hand, and listened intently. Imho, he is certainly a man of conviction, believes in himself and what he is doing and the party he is working with.

He kicked off with a 15 minute rousing speech which really served to reinforce his conviction in what he was doing. Then he moved on to a 25 minute speech on his 5 points to save the economy. These were as follows:

i) He proposed that the Government of the day should use the average €11,000 that someone in receipt of jobseekers allowance and/or benefit as a subsidy for firms to employ the many thousands of people who are currently unemployed.

ii) He proposed that we should use 10% of the €70 billion that Irish people have invested in pension funds over a three year period to invest in Irish firms and/ or projects. He mentioned that only 3.5% (€2.5 billion) of the Irish pension fund pot was invested in Ireland so this would not be a big ask in difficult times.

iii) He proposed that union negotiations held with the Government should be held 'in camera'. He went on to say that the Unions took too much (or were given too much) when the good times were around and they should be the first to step up to the plate to make a positive contribution

iv) He proposed a taskforce put in place to determine why Irish prices are so much higher than the rest of Europe.

v) He proposed that stamp duty be cut to 2% across the board immediately for a 2 or 3 year period.

What do you think?

I think George is able to come up with more good ideas in a week than the govt would in 5 years

[DCon]

My pension money is not his to spend, unless the government wants to steal it. In that case we would have become Argentina.

Do you know where your pension money is currently invested?

Investing in Ireland successfully and increasing the national wealth would just lead to a bigger pension pot in the future. Are you against this idea?

[spidermom]

1.has he told Richard about his plan?

2.what did Richard say?

3.how insecure should Richard feel about his job right now...I would suggest not very!

[Question R24U]

Are you or he now taking the mick?
Getting union leaders to step up to the plate, diverting private pensions and sorry, cutting of dole payments to give to companies. A new quango and a restarting a property boom.

He had a ten point plan - what five didn't make the cut?

[Benz]

Are you or he now taking the mick?
Getting union leaders to step up to the plate, diverting private pensions and sorry, cutting of dole payments to give to companies. A new quango and a restarting a property boom.

He had a ten point plan - what five didn't make the cut?

No this is definitely what he said, you'll read about it in the morning. His 10-point plan from 2 weeks ago has disappeared in smoke. I was very impressed with what he said, genuinely. Until I realised that there's a 15-20 billion shortfall in revenue this year (and presumably next year and the year after) and he's barely scratching the surface of it!

[youngdan]

I think everytime he opens his gob he looks a bigger donkey. He produced 10 stupid points and now 5 absurd points.

What the hell is he talking about pension funds. Does he think he owns them.

Check to see if he has a pair of balls because if he has he could be Hillary Clinton dressed up

[bogtrotter]

I think that george will soon learn the difference between reality and playing a bit part on television...I wish him well but I dont really believe that he is a man of substance....