I don’t want my vote to be stolen from me like this.
I voted against water-charges. My side won.
I’m still not paying.
I don’t even open the envelopes.
Never did and never will.
There is no Irish Water. Never has been…never will be.
some old queen
Actually you did vote for compromise, that’s how proportional representation systems work. As for water, two facts are certain. The network is leaking all over the place and the upgrade has to be paid for somehow. Although nobody seems to know why so much money could be claimed from Europe for roads, but not water.
There is a very strong argument IMO for water to be taken out of the hands of politicians altogether. It really is too important an issue to allow self serving horse traders use it for their own short term gain. And the argument over charges is a complete red herring too because the amount raised would never come close to paying for the upgrade anyways.
panga panga
what has happened to the billion + raised since 1997 through the 5% and 2% respectively added to Motor Tax and VAT specifically for water? why was it not ringfenced, why was it not spent on the infrastructure?? Where was it spent?
Harry Molloy
servicing debt chief. a lot banking debt, but most being borrowed just to run the country ,pay wages, social welfare etc
Harry Molloy
a comment I replied to disappeared, not sure why
panga panga
Where’s my comment gone??
My Meaty Member
Haha when I read that first I thought he was answering himself again and I thought this is it finally he’s tipped over the edge /(
panga panga
what has happened to the billion + raised since 1997 through the 5% and 2% respectively added to the Motor Tax and VAT
why was it not ringfenced
what was it spent on because it wasn’t the infrastructure
what WAS it spent on??
Rainy Day
“I voted against water-charges. My side won” ….eh no you didn’t…there was no referendum on water charges, it was a general election. You seem to have been duped my friend.
SB
Eh, no, I voted FOR water charges, and MY side won.
How can you say your side won? Some people got elected, other people didn’t, as stated elsewhere it wasn’t a referendum on water charges, you can’t definitively say what everyone else voted for.
Tish Mahorey
Tony on the smoke again.
ahyeah
So we’re going to get Fine Gael and Fianna Fail?! Did we not say NO to both of them?
Twunt
German authorities did not report the ethnicity of the man that murdered the science teacher who was helping refugees as the deemed it unnecessary. The German state is back to censoring the news.
My Meaty Member
You’re a real angry nasty little trollbot aren’t you?
Twunt
ah hominem much?
So you are ok with the state censorship as long as it agrees with your views?
My Meaty Member
Huh? What state censorship are you referring to?
You are happy with victimisation of ethnic minorities so long as it’s coalescent with your racist views on immigration?
rory
A lot of your comments are very angry.
Twunt
Do you know what, I am not at all angry in the real world. Quite the opposite really.
rory
Maybe that’s why you’re angry here.
(Says person who has never met you.)
I hate being serious for a moment, but that nonsense at the top the Cork Examiner…
FG prepared to compromise on Irish Water to secure deal with FF etc
Are we supposed to swallow that?
-Be gracious to our Masters that THEY agreed on something, together.
The People have said NO.
What part of that is difficult?
I’m sorry, but this type of stuff riles me up.
I didn’t vote for a compromise.
Nobody did.
I don’t want my vote to be stolen from me like this.
I voted against water-charges. My side won.
I’m still not paying.
I don’t even open the envelopes.
Never did and never will.
There is no Irish Water. Never has been…never will be.
Actually you did vote for compromise, that’s how proportional representation systems work. As for water, two facts are certain. The network is leaking all over the place and the upgrade has to be paid for somehow. Although nobody seems to know why so much money could be claimed from Europe for roads, but not water.
There is a very strong argument IMO for water to be taken out of the hands of politicians altogether. It really is too important an issue to allow self serving horse traders use it for their own short term gain. And the argument over charges is a complete red herring too because the amount raised would never come close to paying for the upgrade anyways.
what has happened to the billion + raised since 1997 through the 5% and 2% respectively added to Motor Tax and VAT specifically for water? why was it not ringfenced, why was it not spent on the infrastructure?? Where was it spent?
servicing debt chief. a lot banking debt, but most being borrowed just to run the country ,pay wages, social welfare etc
a comment I replied to disappeared, not sure why
Where’s my comment gone??
Haha when I read that first I thought he was answering himself again and I thought this is it finally he’s tipped over the edge /(
what has happened to the billion + raised since 1997 through the 5% and 2% respectively added to the Motor Tax and VAT
why was it not ringfenced
what was it spent on because it wasn’t the infrastructure
what WAS it spent on??
“I voted against water-charges. My side won” ….eh no you didn’t…there was no referendum on water charges, it was a general election. You seem to have been duped my friend.
Eh, no, I voted FOR water charges, and MY side won.
How can you say your side won? Some people got elected, other people didn’t, as stated elsewhere it wasn’t a referendum on water charges, you can’t definitively say what everyone else voted for.
Tony on the smoke again.
So we’re going to get Fine Gael and Fianna Fail?! Did we not say NO to both of them?
German authorities did not report the ethnicity of the man that murdered the science teacher who was helping refugees as the deemed it unnecessary. The German state is back to censoring the news.
You’re a real angry nasty little trollbot aren’t you?
ah hominem much?
So you are ok with the state censorship as long as it agrees with your views?
Huh? What state censorship are you referring to?
You are happy with victimisation of ethnic minorities so long as it’s coalescent with your racist views on immigration?
A lot of your comments are very angry.
Do you know what, I am not at all angry in the real world. Quite the opposite really.
Maybe that’s why you’re angry here.
(Says person who has never met you.)