The next Government

[Ogre Moran]

It seems that since the electoral debacle of ten days ago, the MM politburo has chosen the route of s doubling down on tackling those who dissent or even question ll Duce and his advisers. A list of "rebels" and "old guard" has been drawn up and circulated in the past week. Asking questions of the leadership qualifies you for being a rebel (it includes two Kilkenny TDs). What an oppressive and hostile working environment MM has created.

Fianna Fáil TDs unhappy at being named on ‘naughty list’ for questioning party leadership

At Fine Gael meeting, Simon Harris tells colleagues emergency legislation can be used for critical infrastructure

www.irishtimes.com

 

[Bennyton]

Kinda surprising that there’s going to be a “surge”, rather than a steady increase, of older people.
It’s as though way-back-when people abstained from having children and then the flood-gates suddenly opened to create this “surge”

They'll subsidise it with immigration I bet.

So many friends have made the decision to not have kids, because housing is totally unattainable, and kids/childcare on top would leave them impoverished.

Wild like.

 

[fed up]

They'll subsidise it with immigration I bet.

So many friends have made the decision to not have kids, because housing is totally unattainable, and kids/childcare on top would leave them impoverished.

Wild like.

Yeah I'm hearing that a lot too and it makes me feel so sad for them.

 

[Bennyton]

Yeah I'm hearing that a lot too and it makes me feel so sad for them.

It's terrible.

Like this generation (mine) and the next, they're in their mid to late 30's, the ones that chased a career, college, the ones Leo Varadkar said he works hard for.

They finally get around to getting a 30 year mortgage, and one of two things happens:
1: They have 1.5 kids, and stop there, because it's too expensive to raise kids, and they're broke, or tired as fuck after the first one/two, because they're older parents.
2: They have left it too late, biology kicks in, and IVF hasn't worked.

They're the lucky ones.

There's a whole section of people who haven't made enough cash to get a house together, and it's really scary.

Basic enough houses in Cork are going for 400k.

Say you get 40k together, and a 30 year mortgage, average interest rate of 4% for the lifetime of the mortgage.

Your total repayments there will be 620k, which is really scary to a lot of people, how do they fill a pension to survive later, etc.

That's a huge amount of financial pressure if you don't earn megabucks, it's no wonder they're making the decision not to slap kids on top.

The government should have, and can make it easier for people born here to obtain a mortgage, to make housing cheaper, and to build more homes.

It's failed this generation in more ways than one, and it'll have a long lasting impact on irish society.

 

[gaffer falls]

And where is our Taoiseach, in Brazil spouting shite about Ireland's emissions, talk about narcissism

 

[Bennyton]

And where is our Taoiseach, in Brazil spouting shite about Ireland's emissions, talk about narcissism

I mean, it's better than pointing at ceilings in Israel, but he's a dopey bollix.

 

[gaffer falls]

Guess how many delegates USA, Russia, China and India have sent to the COP30 ....0
Guess how many delegates good old Eire has sent...














60

 

[fed up]

Christ almighty

https://twitter.com/x/status/1987431783055458531

 

[Yermon]

Jennifer Carrol McNeill and Simon Harris caught out lying again. Their insincerity should surprise absolutely nobody.

All they’re short is to tilt their heads slightly to one side to show how empathetic they really really honestly are

 

[fed up]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1987940168523821458