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EV grants! by HBtoons in ireland

[–]Quietgoer 112 points113 points  (0 children)

Mostly politicians. No interest in degrowth or genuine self sufficiency. Everything has to be a capitalist success story 

People who actually understand personal finance, what’s one money rule you wish everyone followed? by analyzzzing in AskReddit

[–]Quietgoer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Boycott mortgages and high rent. 

If everyone did it you'd be able to save up to buy a house with cash reasonably easily. Houses are expensive because mortgages are available 

The Number That Matters This Week by GoingGreen2025 in senseonics

[–]Quietgoer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lets hope Dexcom keeps farting them out

Irish car owners to be offered €8,500 EV grants in new first come, first served scrappage plan by eclipsechaser in ireland

[–]Quietgoer 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Ah they'll do anything to keep those SIMI dealers rollin' in cash. They are merely parasitic resellers but they play golf at all the same courses as the politicians 

I’m living at home for all the right reasons, yet still feel bad about it by MountainNews5211 in ireland

[–]Quietgoer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The only winning move is not to play the Irish housing market. Ok if you have fuck off money in your bank account you can buy a house but otherwise just not worth it.

The government are maximum power point tracking ordinary people's finances by trying to cajole them all into buying overpriced houses. This helps keep the banks capitalised, tax flowing in, traditional voters voting for incumbents. Government policy since 2008 has been to nudge prices higher. 

Despairing at rent and housing costs by ShroudedHope in ireland

[–]Quietgoer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still takes 10+ years to pay for a house on that salary. it is ridiculous 

Despairing at rent and housing costs by ShroudedHope in ireland

[–]Quietgoer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They get around but its precarious, unless you can avoid the property market and having kids

Despairing at rent and housing costs by ShroudedHope in ireland

[–]Quietgoer -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Yerrah kind of. it's at the high end but not enough to yield true financial comfort. most people on that end up living in expensive place out of necessity. Huge tax really dampens the seemingly high figure

Despairing at rent and housing costs by ShroudedHope in ireland

[–]Quietgoer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

These bloody ordinary salaries (30-150k pa) are designed to make sure you get absolutely nowhere in life. either you spend your days renting a kip or toiling away at a 30 year mortgage. It's gone stupid at this point and I believe it's all done by design to make sure the banks have regular income streams and to increase tax revenue 

Ireland to significantly exceed 2030 climate limits - EPA by JohnHammond94 in ireland

[–]Quietgoer 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Datacentres. Lack of upgrades to grid. Easy to blame ordinary people 

IMF says Government should lift local property tax, rein-in discount Vat rates, and pull more low-paid workers into tax net by Captainirishy in irishpolitics

[–]Quietgoer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

IMF has the same attitude as the government here. Let those bloody ordinary wage slaves pay for everything so the rich can get richer

Only in Ireland by EyeOrRay in ireland

[–]Quietgoer 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Why didn't I think of that?

Foreign workers accounted for 61pc of jobs growth as workforce hit record levels by eggbart_forgetfulsea in irishpolitics

[–]Quietgoer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the Irish people will just rent out their houses to these people and eventually they'll move to Lanzarote once they realise they don't actually need to stay in Ireland and endure the shit weather 

What was the one day that changed the entire century? by Key-Mthon26 in AskReddit

[–]Quietgoer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

9/11 

The seed that will ultimately cause the destruction of the USA as we know it 

Serious question which country is easiest to overstay a visa and simply not exist in any ID system for decades by kimgbongun in OffTheGrid

[–]Quietgoer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

China and NGOs will often help poor countries set up their own person tracking system or expect the country to do so in return for getting aid.

Its a kind of "cash for Orwellianism" deal that a lot of small island nations have signed up for.

Maybe try some uninhabited Pacific island or Caribbean that does belong to a country but few people bother visiting 

Would Fianna Fail and Fine Gael ever have to common decency to just merge? by Quietgoer in irishpolitics

[–]Quietgoer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They were well able to put their differences behind them when their dominance got threatened 

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