The Brexodus

[mercenary for hire]

I dunno whether that's true or not but the folks doing the voting won't care and definitely won't remember because they weren't born.As long as they have a good data connection on their smartphone and at least 50% battery they're happy out.

[john m]

Irish people are the shrewdest people on earth we Love the Stroke .We have a term of endearment Cute Hoor meaning a cunt that would rob the eye out of your head but do it in such a nice way you would respect him .I love when some trainer comes on the Telly after a big race and says we laid him out for that race .When what he means is the last few times you lost your money backing him you hadent got a chance because I was fiddling the Handicap but still punters say "Yer man is some trainer pulled off a great stroke today " But the downside of this is you cant fool an honest man .Leo has sold a pup to the Voters over Brexit If Boris decides to shit on us and I believe he will then Leos stupidity will be paid for by all of us .We also use the term Thats near enough and thats Grand as we will accept part of the prize rather than no prize at all ..I dont think Brexit is going to work out well for us and the Government are burying their heads .

[mercenary for hire]

It's not going to make things better by thinking about it too much either.You'll have your pension by the time all the negotiations are finished.

[john m]

It's not going to make things better by thinking about it too much either.You'll have your pension by the time all the negotiations are finished.

PENSION  If Brexit or when it goes wrong we signed the Suicide Note into the Constitution ....Fiscal stability
The Treaty requires that the rules on government deficits and debts be put into national law by the end of 2013 and that there be a national body with responsibility for monitoring their implementation.
Balanced budget/the deficit brake
The Treaty requires that the general government budget must be balanced or in surplus. This means that, in general, a government’s structural deficit must not be more than 0.5% of gross domestic product (GDP). The structural deficit is the general government deficit adjusted for the economic cycle and for one-off or temporary measures. It must be estimated. However, it is difficult to estimate it accurately and precision is not possible.
If the structural deficit is more than 0.5% of GDP, the government is obliged to work towards reducing it. This must be done within time limits set by the EU.
If the government debt is significantly below 60% of GDP and the public finances are sustainable in the long term, the structural deficit may be up to 1% of GDP.


WE ARE FUCKED

[mercenary for hire]

Just go on the disability then..

[john m]

Dont think your seeing the Big picture Merc If Brexit causes any down turn in Ireland our tax take drops our GDP drops but our liabilities remain the same in Fact they will increase as more people lose their jobs and sign on .Unlike the last collapse the Suicide Note prevents the Government from borrowing to pay liabilities so Pension and welfare cuts and huge tax increases to keep the lights on .The likes of you and I with small or no mortgages will muddle through but cuts to state benifits will put more people out of their homes with no money for HAP payments or dole or DISABILITY .Brexit has been forgotten by Irish Voters but they will get it without any fancy wrapping before Christmas when it becomes obvious the Brits are not going to be bullied by a fragmented collapsing European Union .time to GET A GUN .

[mercenary for hire]

As long as I don't have to go from a 50 inch telly back to a 28 incher everything is gonna be ok Ermy.

[The Liffey Lip]

What cuts to state benefits? If anything, the welfare state will be the only option open to most. People will be paid a liveable sum and be coerced to do the work councils used to do. If you open your eyes you'll see "jobseekers" today cutting lawns, trimming hedges, picking up litter etc etc. The PAYE man is the one who's going to have to stump up for this, and when every penny earned by "self-employed"( ) folks is traceable their contributions will increase exponentially. The ones in dire danger of being manipulated, nay forced, into taking people in off the streets are those who DON'T owe any money.

The system will be rigged whereby massive penalties ensue for every empty bedroom...it will be put to these mortgage-free empty-nesters that's they're keeping those "homeless" homeless. One stroke of a pen by a do-gooder in Brussels is all this takes. No state pension unless you have earned enough credits with the Govt....everything you think you own is an illusion......including your kids as is proven by those taken into state care....

[dalymount]

John I dont know how you can F/G buried their head in the sand when it comes to brexit.in fact thats what lost them the election,they put to much emphasis on it,and the Irish people didnt want to know

[Rat Catcher]

Exactly, DM. To be fair, Mary Lou hit the nail on the head during the RTE debate. It doesn't matter what politicians are involved, the heavy lifting is done by the civil service and the unelected bureaucrats in Brussels.

To be fair to Leo, Brennan's bread is still €1.50... and Screwfix have opened 4 branches in the Republic, giving us one less reason to cross the border.

[john m]

Lip your one of the Few that get it .Harney got us to vote into the constitution with the nursing homes bill that the state can use your property to maintain you .Then we allowed the state tax our property with LPT and inheritance tax and capital gains tax In the UK there is a bedroom tax and we will have one Those with property ie fixed assetts they cant move out of the country will pay for a broken system .Woman gets pregnant FREE maternity care .Child is born FREE childrens allowance FREE doctors for under 6s FREE primary education,FREE secondary education SUBSADISED third level education .FREE medical card if your poorish ,SUBSIDIZED rent if your poorish,FREE dole if your unemployed ,FREE sick benifit if your sick FREE disability if your Broken .FREE pension ,Free Medical cards .The easiest time to grab back some coin is when people Die dont be surprised to see Death duty set at about 20K Noonan even robbed the Pension Pots in the Bailout .

[Rat Catcher]

I guess it is ironic that the only bloke in the entire State who gives a fuck about Brexit didn't bother exercising his franchise.

[Bob Shillin]

I guess it is ironic that the only bloke in the entire State who gives a fuck about Brexit didn't bother exercising his franchise.

Think "exercising" might be  the issue in this case.

[Belker]

Dermot Desmond pitched the Idea of a tax reduced Banking and investment zone to Charlie .Charlie played them all as soon as he had secured his leadership he set out to collapse his own government so he could get re elected with a bigger majority and dump all deals .Charlie was the Trump or Boris of his times they didnt call him Boss for nothing .If Gregory hadnt put Charlie into the Taoiseachs office he would of been out as leader of FF .Most of todays problems can be traced back to charlies Governments .

Hold on a while there John M, it was Charlies government that set the 'Celtic Tiger' in place, most of us had so much disposable income at hand that we saw no end to it and bought and borrowed well beyond our means. That was hardly Charlies fault that he brought about such a successful economy, but with the very successful 'Celtic Tiger' in full swing whom could ever have guessed that the good news would reach as far as the West African shores........And the rest is History !

[Bob Shillin]

Dermot Desmond pitched the Idea of a tax reduced Banking and investment zone to Charlie .Charlie played them all as soon as he had secured his leadership he set out to collapse his own government so he could get re elected with a bigger majority and dump all deals .Charlie was the Trump or Boris of his times they didnt call him Boss for nothing .If Gregory hadnt put Charlie into the Taoiseachs office he would of been out as leader of FF .Most of todays problems can be traced back to charlies Governments .

Hold on a while there John M, it was Charlies government that set the 'Celtic Tiger' in place, most of us had so much disposable income at hand that we saw no end to it and bought and borrowed well beyond our means. That was hardly Charlies fault that he brought about such a successful economy, but with the very successful 'Celtic Tiger' in full swing whom could ever have guessed that the good news would reach as far as the West African shores........And the rest is History !

I think that it was Charlie Mc Creevy's SSIA scheme that set the tiger off.