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| RobWilson:
Hi John , the Emerald isle is rank number one for the place to live , ranked first for Prosperity and Equality :thumbup: http://www.goodcountry.org/overall Rob |
| tom osselton:
Either way they will just take it back in taxes or raised prices, surcharges or whatever else they can think of! |
| vintageandclassicrepairs:
HI All, Rob, Yes indeed its a great place to live, if you are my age and without debt God help those young couples trying to get a mortgage and raise a family on the paltry wages being paid if you are lucky enough to be employed There are tens of thousands of housing units built and more part finished which are in the hands of NAMA since the bubble burst These are not being released for sale/rent as NAMA are charged with getting the maximum price, so are sitting on the properties till prices rise :doh: Governments answere is to build more?????? WTF Imagine how good it would be if we were able to rid ourselves of the thieving scum politicians/bankers John |
| trapper:
Hi,lm a relatively new member (2mths)and am surprised they allow this sort of debate,I must add PLEASANTLY surprised,I dont know the answer but i,ll give you my views right or wrong.Please excuse me if some of my views are incorrect,Im no politician,just a humble working class(when l can get it) man from Newcastle.It looks like more waffle to me,whos to say they will stay be in power when this proposed new minimum wage comes into effect and like someone said £9 will be eaten away by inflation if inflation is 7% a year for next 5yrs thats the increase gone.Honestly they go to these fancy schools and really look down on the working mans intelligence.Im sure there will be a lot of people on this site worked in other countries,countries that you can work hard and get the benefit of your efforts in your pay packet not taken away by the taxman,countries like Holland where in my experience welcome british engineers and pay them well,and maybe l,v been lucky but conditions are much better-theres a saying over there "you cant sack a dutchman" the locals dont like to work long hrs like we have to,to get a decent wage over here,so they have to fetch foreign contracters to Holland to meet deadlines and work overtime.They cant force the locals to work as they are too protected by employment laws-so most just work the basic hrs,spend time with their familys and look forward to retirement,now these figure might not be exact at this time but were accurate 20yrs ago and will not have changed much as their Queen looks after them,so if they are unlucky and find themselfs on the "dole" panick stations here not there,you get,75% of your average wage for your dole money.So they are in no way in hardship-same with pensions,same % of your wage-so pensioners can have holidays,eat well,and enjoy their time after working-check this out and you will find this is correct |
| DavidA:
Trapper, ..Hi,lm a relatively new member (2mths)and am surprised they allow this sort of debate,I must add PLEASANTLY surprised,.. This thread was locked not long ago, It was considered an 'edgy' subject. So we need to keep it friendly. I think things may have changed a bit in Holland over the last twenty year. Let's see, that would make it 1995. You're probably right about the inflation swallowing up the increase. That's how I see it happening. And the whole thing collapsing in a great mess. We'll soon know. Dave. |
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