Comments on: We are Riddled With Tax I tell ya. http://www.irishelection.com/2009/11/we-are-riddled-with-tax-i-tell-ya/ Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Irish Election » The hammer of the (union) gods http://www.irishelection.com/2009/11/we-are-riddled-with-tax-i-tell-ya/comment-page-1/#comment-123674 Irish Election » The hammer of the (union) gods Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:03:46 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=10107#comment-123674 [...] The difficulty of shifting to a higher tax model is obvious, notwithstanding that Ireland has significant scope for higher taxes.  But the whole tax and welfare system would also have to reconfigured to [...] [...] The difficulty of shifting to a higher tax model is obvious, notwithstanding that Ireland has significant scope for higher taxes.  But the whole tax and welfare system would also have to reconfigured to [...]

]]> By: P O'Neill http://www.irishelection.com/2009/11/we-are-riddled-with-tax-i-tell-ya/comment-page-1/#comment-122218 P O'Neill Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:12:52 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=10107#comment-122218 Although on a different topic, Mr Snip's paper has relevant comments, see especially the appendix http://www.scribd.com/doc/23232776/McCarthySSISInov26th2009 Although on a different topic, Mr Snip’s paper has relevant comments, see especially the appendix

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23232776/McCarthySSISInov26th2009

]]> By: Proposition Joe http://www.irishelection.com/2009/11/we-are-riddled-with-tax-i-tell-ya/comment-page-1/#comment-122199 Proposition Joe Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:51:56 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=10107#comment-122199 <i>Read it and weep</i> Over which statistic should I weep ... Belgium spending over twice as much as us on their military, or Denmark spending three times? Read it and weep

Over which statistic should I weep … Belgium spending over twice as much as us on their military, or Denmark spending three times?

]]> By: EWI http://www.irishelection.com/2009/11/we-are-riddled-with-tax-i-tell-ya/comment-page-1/#comment-122197 EWI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:43:02 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=10107#comment-122197 <i>According to wikipedia, well over 100 F-16s between them. Those puppies don’t come cheap.</i> Read it and weep: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_the_European_Union#Spending <i>Whereas our Air Corps is still caught in the age of the noble propeller. That is, when they’re not acting as glorified taxi drivers.</i> The humble propeller is still viable for the roles (surveillance/training/light interdiction)that we use it for in our fixed-wing fleet. Agree about the helicopter fleet - but the inglorious helicopter shenanigans of the past thirty years (the faking of costs used to shut the coastal SAR down, the purchase of completely unsuitable types off local well-connected wheeler-dealers) are the direct result of FF gombeenism, not the Air Corps' doing. According to wikipedia, well over 100 F-16s between them. Those puppies don’t come cheap.

Read it and weep:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_the_European_Union#Spending

Whereas our Air Corps is still caught in the age of the noble propeller. That is, when they’re not acting as glorified taxi drivers.

The humble propeller is still viable for the roles (surveillance/training/light interdiction)that we use it for in our fixed-wing fleet. Agree about the helicopter fleet – but the inglorious helicopter shenanigans of the past thirty years (the faking of costs used to shut the coastal SAR down, the purchase of completely unsuitable types off local well-connected wheeler-dealers) are the direct result of FF gombeenism, not the Air Corps’ doing.

]]> By: Proposition Joe http://www.irishelection.com/2009/11/we-are-riddled-with-tax-i-tell-ya/comment-page-1/#comment-122192 Proposition Joe Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:17:15 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=10107#comment-122192 <i>Yes, Denmark and Belgium are clearly poised for world conquest.</i> According to wikipedia, well over 100 F-16s between them. Those puppies don't come cheap. Whereas our Air Corps is still caught in the age of the noble propeller. That is, when they're not acting as glorified taxi drivers. Yes, Denmark and Belgium are clearly poised for world conquest.

According to wikipedia, well over 100 F-16s between them. Those puppies don’t come cheap.

Whereas our Air Corps is still caught in the age of the noble propeller. That is, when they’re not acting as glorified taxi drivers.

]]> By: EWI http://www.irishelection.com/2009/11/we-are-riddled-with-tax-i-tell-ya/comment-page-1/#comment-122191 EWI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:58:17 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=10107#comment-122191 <i>(b) exclude military spend Hurleys for the FCA to play pretend-soldier are cheap. A properly equiped modern military is very expensive.</i> Yes, Denmark and Belgium are clearly poised for world conquest. (b) exclude military spend
Hurleys for the FCA to play pretend-soldier are cheap. A properly equiped modern military is very expensive.

Yes, Denmark and Belgium are clearly poised for world conquest.

]]> By: Proposition Joe http://www.irishelection.com/2009/11/we-are-riddled-with-tax-i-tell-ya/comment-page-1/#comment-122172 Proposition Joe Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:33:14 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=10107#comment-122172 Any sort of apples-with-apples comparison would: <i>(a)</i> <b>use GNP instead of GDP</b> As the delta between these two is inflated in our case with the proceeds of a profit-laundering scheme that would be impossible to tax at a higher rate than the current 12.5%. <i>(b)</i> <b>exclude military spend</b> Hurleys for the FCA to play pretend-soldier are cheap. A properly equiped modern military is very expensive. <i>(c)</i> <b>correct for the age profile of the population</b> Lots of old fogeys chew through a lot of exchequer cash. Any sort of apples-with-apples comparison would:

(a) use GNP instead of GDP
As the delta between these two is inflated in our case with the proceeds of a profit-laundering scheme that would be impossible to tax at a higher rate than the current 12.5%.

(b) exclude military spend
Hurleys for the FCA to play pretend-soldier are cheap. A properly equiped modern military is very expensive.

(c) correct for the age profile of the population
Lots of old fogeys chew through a lot of exchequer cash.

]]> By: Colman http://www.irishelection.com/2009/11/we-are-riddled-with-tax-i-tell-ya/comment-page-1/#comment-122169 Colman Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:35:13 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=10107#comment-122169 The whole Dublin Consensus is just gibbering nonsense, isn't it? The whole Dublin Consensus is just gibbering nonsense, isn’t it?

]]> By: Eoin http://www.irishelection.com/2009/11/we-are-riddled-with-tax-i-tell-ya/comment-page-1/#comment-122167 Eoin Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:22:25 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=10107#comment-122167 Yes yes yes, that's all very well. But public service wages HAVE to be cut! Yes yes yes, that’s all very well. But public service wages HAVE to be cut!

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