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The Government really cares – if you are in the right social category?
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At first I was going to point out this was just my opinion – but looking at the evidence of past, current and coming government decisions, it looks like (again) I could be right that it’s closer to fact than I would truly like?
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Reality… The government is to introduce a one off €100 payment that will go direct to companies supplying power and heat of some description. It’s always great to see the public gaining back even a ‘drop in the ocean’ regarding the taxes they have been paying since they left school level and ventured forward.
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The €100 is very welcome to some, to many – but to those right now that needs it in their pocket, it might as well be a bag of air. It exists but they will never see it themselves. Greater truth is that the €100 will not even put a dent in many of the 30+ price increases experienced last year by many in Ireland. It’s like throwing peas at an elephant.
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A further truth is that the €100 will not even cover the further incoming carbon tax increases even today, Michael Martin has confirmed, will still be further imposed in the near future.
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By the end of the year, that extra PR €100 they give ‘you’ – not to you directly – regardless of how they spin it – will be retaken back in carbon taxes alone, besides other planned money grabbing state attempts quietly being dreamed up that will further take more.
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Then there is something I previously mentioned. The EU vat changes that kicked in since October 2021. EU heads changed EU rules to so that our government can reduce vat, to ease financial burdens of a nation. However, while other states quickly moved to try ease fuel and power bills by then cutting vat, the Irish government STILL refuses to do this. Keep paying up please!
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It gets better (or worse?)…
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In further big attempted PR, the Dail triple threats has announced more ways you can save money – yes, by insulating your home, to which they are going to help you more to do. Great stuff – but there’s a catch. There always is with the trio of parties. In order to avail of such a scheme, you first have to have starter large amounts of money to pay for the items you will later either get money off or get refunded – and even then, it will only be a minority of the total price. You will need starter large money, to later get small money back.
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This scheme will not help those on extreme low pay, won’t help the sick and broke, the elderly with a bare pension, the unemployed, those in many a social house (those lucky to have one) and won’t help many disabled or dying currently gaining the bare minimum or less, to survive.
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What the scheme will do, will cleverly reward those that have enough money – some of the middle to upper classes, who not by odd coincidence, also knows comes out and votes more so in their direction – but you’re not supposed to join the picture pieces of their actions and see a fuller picture.
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Yes, they will reward those that more traditionally vote in their direction with (a) €100 bonus and (b) then with even more money everyone has already given them, to try ensure some middle to upper classes stay on their side.
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Of course they will deny this. Absolutely. All you have to do however, is just look in detail at where taxpayers money will be more social segmentation dished out to!
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Let me put in in simple terms.
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* 10 people in a village. 5 low paid – 5 better off.
* Each gets €100.
* Half of the ten can only afford to even avail of the insulation (or similar) scheme. Payments to the each of those five, that will be a lot more than just the €100 that all is getting.
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* BONUS: Three parties get to look after the big businesses even more so.
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So, who is REALLY getting the MOST money back? Those that more so REALLY do need it or those that lesser don’t?
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I should also point out that the insulation (and similar) schemes have been around for some time in some guise. Here too, only those that can actually cobble together savings or those lucky enough to have large amounts in their accounts already, can far more avail of such schemes.
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…But that’s possible another bigger picture your PR spinning government is hoping you won’t cop while they continue to higher tax you when they don’t have to and in fact, have been given direct permission from their EU masters, to drop the taxes they are still screwing you over with!
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Stay distracted. Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Green Party thank you for being so. Token give with one hand and larger take with the other. The Irish government 2022.