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John Lambies Doos

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2 hours ago, John Lambies Doos said:
2 hours ago, Detournement said:
The jobs are basically a facade, it's all about the tax rate.
If you are seriously happy with Apple paying 0.005 percent  on it's European profits then you are an idiot.

If you don't think it creates jobs, delivers more income tax, upskills people, lowers unemployment, grows GDP and increases quality of living then you are indeed the idiot.

I prefer corporate outfits that pay their fair share of taxes in the places where they do their business, and where their profits come from. 

In mainland Britain, the likes of Amazon, Google, Facebook, eBay etc are essentially parasites as far as paying taxes are concerned. 

In 2008, in the credit crunch, Ireland as a country was busted. Their banks were bust, all those huge bubbles of property development were bust. The country was ****ed.

The EU bailed Ireland out.

What Ireland actually needs is a properly diversified economy, not one that relies on tax dodging giant corporations, or financial scam bubbles. 

 

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I prefer corporate outfits that pay their fair share of taxes in the places where they do their business, and where their profits come from. 
In mainland Britain, the likes of Amazon, Google, Facebook, eBay etc are essentially parasites as far as paying taxes are concerned. 
In 2008, in the credit crunch, Ireland as a country was busted. Their banks were bust, all those huge bubbles of property development were bust. The country was ****ed.
The EU bailed Ireland out.
What Ireland actually needs is a properly diversified economy, not one that relies on tax dodging giant corporations, or financial scam bubbles. 
 
Ireland is doing just fine...
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This sort of thing is within living memory of some people in the UK. It's sneered at because we have collectively been conditioned to believe it to be fanciful by our media.


I’m not sure if it would be bad idea to highlight it but I think some people need to be reminded that such revered conservative figures such as Churchill and Thatcher presided over corporation tax levels that would even put famous Stalinist Jeremy Corbyn to shame.
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I prefer corporate outfits that pay their fair share of taxes in the places where they do their business, and where their profits come from. 

In mainland Britain, the likes of Amazon, Google, Facebook, eBay etc are essentially parasites as far as paying taxes are concerned. 

In 2008, in the credit crunch, Ireland as a country was busted. Their banks were bust, all those huge bubbles of property development were bust. The country was ****ed.

The EU bailed Ireland out.

What Ireland actually needs is a properly diversified economy, not one that relies on tax dodging giant corporations, or financial scam bubbles. 

 

They bailed out Ireland like loads of other countries that got bailed out. The UK got bailed out by the USA to the tune of hundreds of billions of pounds. What's your point ?

As it stands Ireland is in a better position than the UK now and ended austerity years ago.

 

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The vast majority of people don't go to college/university and get HNDs. Most aren't in a financial position to take on a full time college course.

Really ? A full-time HND is 2 and a half days a week for which you get a 600 odd pound per month student loan, bursary and other payments if you are particularly financially struggling. Leaves another 4 and a half days per week and 7 nights to work a part time job. Anyone can manage that if they have want to.

 

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54 minutes ago, Donathan said:

 

I like this idea but can't see it getting through parliament, even if Labour come out and support it along with the SNP, Lib Dems and the other vaguely lefty parties, you'll lose the support of a lot of the 200 odd Tories who backed the deal originally.

Lots of Remainers on the Tory benches.

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16 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said:

It is indeed and no reason why an independent Scotland couldn't do as well, if not better.

IMO, an independent Scotland would need to underperform  to do as well as Ireland.

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3 minutes ago, DublinMagyar said:
35 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:
Wait till we join them...

Will you bring the colourful marching bands?

We'll be parading down O'Connell Street in the all inclusive, tolerant, multi cultural Ireland of equals, prior to unveiling the newly reinstalled statue of Nelson.

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1 minute ago, John Lambies Doos said:
14 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:
We'll be parading down O'Connell Street in the all inclusive, tolerant, multi cultural Ireland of equals, prior to unveiling the newly reinstalled statue of Nelson.

Did that not happen back in 2006?. Oh how did that work out.....

Aye, there's a long road before this all inclusive, tolerant multi cultural Ireland materialises.

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