I don't get your point???And when I was your age I didn't have the things that you have come to take for granted nor did I have any sense of self entitlement, just got on with it.
Could be! Or a genuine question as to why the very rich avail of state money which they can do without.Is that a chip I see on your shoulder o Madra Rua?
You could call it a chip! I'm not a young man having a go at the elderly as some replies assume. I am in my sixties . I sit around the golf club lounge with ex CEO's listening to their Anglo tape type conversations where they laugh at the fact that they will use their weekly pension to fill the tank of the 5 Series BMW to get them to the K club. Or that they will bring the missus as carer on a free bus ride to the Mater Private for the annual check up. The truth is that these people are wealthy with golf club memberships, large cars, some have yachts, some have homes abroad, all have huge sums in shares and savings yet they receive the same benefits as the lady in 57 Fatima Mansions who hasn't a sole on her shoe. Can you lads really defend that situation?Is that a chip I see on your shoulder o Madra Rua?
And do you remember the queue outside the phone box. I bought a suitcase in Guineys lately. I ate my first Pizza in Port Authority with a knife and fork.
The most depressing thing about this budget (and most budgets) is the lack of long term analysis of its effects. 2 weeks after a report* stating that the state pension at current levels is unsustainable going forward it's increased by 3 euro per week. We really need to grow up as a nation and have a proper debate about our spending and tax levels instead of wetting our pants like some smitten teenager everytime we get a few sweeties at budget time. Alas I can't see this happening in my lifetime.
* not allowed to post links so just google McKinsey pension unsustainable
You could call it a chip! I'm not a young man having a go at the elderly as some replies assume. I am in my sixties . I sit around the golf club lounge with ex CEO's listening to their Anglo tape type conversations where they laugh at the fact that they will use their weekly pension to fill the tank of the 5 Series BMW to get them to the K club. Or that they will bring the missus as carer on a free bus ride to the Mater Private for the annual check up. The truth is that these people are wealthy with golf club memberships, large cars, some have yachts, some have homes abroad, all have huge sums in shares and savings yet they receive the same benefits as the lady in 57 Fatima Mansions who hasn't a sole on her shoe. Can you lads really defend that situation?
Thankfully , because many private sector pensioners like me ( if I live long enough ! ) will receive the state pension in addition to my occupational pension
Mind you I've had good look in the garage & unless the merc is hiding in a shady corner then I must have misplaced it & as for the yacht I must really check the marina in Dunmore East as I have no conscious memory of buying same - could be a memory/symptom of age thing though !
Entitlements for state supports should always be means tested.
Do you take entitlements even if you don't need them?
You could call it a chip! I'm not a young man having a go at the elderly as some replies assume. I am in my sixties . I sit around the golf club lounge with ex CEO's listening to their Anglo tape type conversations where they laugh at the fact that they will use their weekly pension to fill the tank of the 5 Series BMW to get them to the K club. Or that they will bring the missus as carer on a free bus ride to the Mater Private for the annual check up. The truth is that these people are wealthy with golf club memberships, large cars, some have yachts, some have homes abroad, all have huge sums in shares and savings yet they receive the same benefits as the lady in 57 Fatima Mansions who hasn't a sole on her shoe. Can you lads really defend that situation?
Before people call for an abolition of PRSI, and the means-testing of all welfare, please note that there are valid economic reasons for the existence of social insurance.
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