My Letter to the Irish News about the 'Occupy' protests

[muppet]

Here To, have a look at Sinn Féin's 'alternate' budget proposals and tell us what you think:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1115/breaking42.html

Generally don't get involved in threads or topics that I know little to
nothing about....perhaps a little lesson you two would do well to pay
attention to 

So you admit to knowing nothing about politics, taxes, budgets and economics. Fair play.

[Tyrones own]

Here To, have a look at Sinn Féin's 'alternate' budget proposals and tell us what you think:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1115/breaking42.html

Generally don't get involved in threads or topics that I know little to
nothing about....perhaps a little lesson you two would do well to pay
attention to 

So you admit to knowing nothing about politics, taxes, budgets and economics. Fair play.

Paying attention to budget proposals in Ireland...yes muppet!
Phew....nearly got me there

[muppet]

Here To, have a look at Sinn Féin's 'alternate' budget proposals and tell us what you think:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1115/breaking42.html

Generally don't get involved in threads or topics that I know little to
nothing about....perhaps a little lesson you two would do well to pay
attention to 

So you admit to knowing nothing about politics, taxes, budgets and economics. Fair play.

Paying attention to budget proposals in Ireland...yes muppet!
Phew....nearly got me there

You are programmed to attack anyone that disagrees with the more extreme Republican ideology.

You can't have an opinion on the above because there is no one to tell you what to think.

[magpie seanie]

Here To, have a look at Sinn Féin's 'alternate' budget proposals and tell us what you think:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1115/breaking42.html

Very hard for me to disagree with any of that.

[Groucho]

[muppet]

Here To, have a look at Sinn Féin's 'alternate' budget proposals and tell us what you think:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1115/breaking42.html

Very hard for me to disagree with any of that.

There is a problem.

If everyone earning less than €75,000 will be 'better off' then they are either lying or their plan is nonsense.

This is from the Department of Finance 2009: http://taxpolicy.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/09.03.pdf

Gross Earnings  % Income Earners  % Tax Paid
> €200,000                 1%                  26%
> €100,100                 4%                  48%
> €75,000                   8%                  62%
> €50,000                 19%                  82%
< €50,000                 81%                  18%

'Better off' suggests they will lower the tax take for 92% of the workforce. That will reduce the tax take and increase the deficit which is already out of control. Don't get me wrong I don't like taxes any more than the next man, but this is just populism.

[magpie seanie]

Muppet - I think there's an explanation. USC is not included in tax take but is apparently a credit on the expenditure side, much like the Health levy was. Tax take would not change but the abolition of the USC and replacement by health levy and PRSI would leave earners under €75k better off. The other expenditure measure must make up the gap.

They say this has all been costed by the Department of Finance (with the exception of the Wealth Tax) so its not just voodoo economics like may have been practiced previously.

[muppet]

Muppet - I think there's an explanation. USC is not included in tax take but is apparently a credit on the expenditure side, much like the Health levy was. Tax take would not change but the abolition of the USC and replacement by health levy and PRSI would leave earners under €75k better off. The other expenditure measure must make up the gap.

They say this has all been costed by the Department of Finance (with the exception of the Wealth Tax) so its not just voodoo economics like may have been practiced previously.

USC replaced by a 1% levy seems to be what is suggested. I take your point but either way 92% of workers would be contributing 4% less of their incomes to the revenue. Hard to see how that would address the deficit. No mention of what to do with the banks and bondholders either, surprisingly.

[Tyrones own]

You are programmed to attack anyone that disagrees with the more extreme Republican ideology.

I simply posted a link which you inevitably attacked as usual
...reverse psychology at its finest, hardly noticed

You can't have an opinion on the above because there is no one to tell you what to think.

Unlike yourself Muppet, I tend to stick to subjects on Countries I live in and know
something about...not sounding like a know it all clown trying to seem smarter than everyone else with your white crow mentality! 

[seafoid]

You are programmed to attack anyone that disagrees with the more extreme Republican ideology.

I simply posted a link which you inevitably attacked as usual
...reverse psychology at its finest, hardly noticed

You can't have an opinion on the above because there is no one to tell you what to think.

Unlike yourself Muppet, I tend to stick to subjects on Countries I live in and know
something about...not sounding like a know it all clown trying to seem smarter than everyone else with your white crow mentality! 

Where in Israel do you live? 

[muppet]

You are programmed to attack anyone that disagrees with the more extreme Republican ideology.

I simply posted a link which you inevitably attacked as usual
...reverse psychology at its finest, hardly noticed

You can't have an opinion on the above because there is no one to tell you what to think.

Unlike yourself Muppet, I tend to stick to subjects on Countries I live in and know
something about...not sounding like a know it all clown trying to seem smarter than everyone else with your white crow mentality! 

Where in Israel do you live?

An Banc Iarthair.

[Tyrones own]

You are programmed to attack anyone that disagrees with the more extreme Republican ideology.

I simply posted a link which you inevitably attacked as usual
...reverse psychology at its finest, hardly noticed

You can't have an opinion on the above because there is no one to tell you what to think.

Unlike yourself Muppet, I tend to stick to subjects on Countries I live in and know
something about...not sounding like a know it all clown trying to seem smarter than everyone else with your white crow mentality! 

Where in Israel do you live?

I don't have to have lived in a Country to know the out and out
sheer blinkered hatred directed towards it!
Where would you be muppet without the cheerleader back up

[Arthur_Friend]

http://www.youtube.com/embed/OAOrT0OcHh0?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent

Ah yes sure all Americans should be grateful to Monsanto...wouldn't want to be a small farmer if one of their patented seeds blows over from the neighbours farm.

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/26/eveningnews/main4048288.shtml

[muppet]

I don't have to have lived in a Country to know the out and out
sheer blinkered hatred directed towards it!
Where would you be muppet without the cheerleader back up

It beats being a cheerleader. 

[Rossfan]

You are programmed to attack anyone that disagrees with the more extreme Republican ideology.

I simply posted a link which you inevitably attacked as usual
...reverse psychology at its finest, hardly noticed

You can't have an opinion on the above because there is no one to tell you what to think.

Unlike yourself Muppet, I tend to stick to subjects on Countries I live in and know
something about...not sounding like a know it all clown trying to seem smarter than everyone else with your white crow mentality! 

Where in Israel do you live?

An Banc Iarthair.

An Banc thiar.