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I would like to thank the Far-Left.

category national | bin tax / household tax / water tax | opinion/analysis author Tuesday October 21, 2003 12:42author by Pat D Report this post to the editors

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Far-Left for providing one of the most entertaining political campaigns of the last few years. How I've laughed as I've watched a group of Socialist/SWP people badly run, badly represent and badly debate a ridiculous "struggle" that nobody wants. Everyone knows they're simply doing it to try and gain seats in next years local elections - but they may have achieved the complete opposite. Their campaign is about to implode (probably with the usual Left-Wing in-fighting and bickering), and the only thing they've gained is the comtempt of the vast majority of Dublin householders. Expect repercussions in the next Local and General elections. No wonder the Labour Party have kept relatively quiet on the issue over the last few weeks.

"There is no other way that Dublin's waste crisis can be solved. And the only way we are ever going to achieve this is by sticking to the principle of paying for what we throw away. Once you subsume the cost of a bin service into overall taxation, you remove any incentive for people to cut back on waste.

That is the reality. Nothing works like charging. Most of us are well-intentioned, but lazy. It takes an avoidable charge to get us to make the effort.

Why should you go to the bother of sorting out cardboard and paper, plastics, tetra packs, cans and biodegradable waste, if your neighbour just throws it all in the bin and gets rid of it for nothing?"

..sums it all up really.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   The highlight was the Late Late Show.     Pat D    Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:44 
   stupid troll     pat c    Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:58 
   That bastion of the far left says     Degenerate    Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:00 
   Yeah, yeah.     Pat D    Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:01 
   30 more than Lawlor     PK    Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:10 
   You're losing.     Pat D    Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:10 
   500?     Pat D    Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:12 
   The post is purely a trolle     Joe    Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:17 
   Funny     Pat D    Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:22 
 10   there are thousands inside the prison.     welcoming back the trolls.    Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:23 
 11   Loser     Pablo    Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:40 
 12   Wrong, wrong, wrong.     Pat D    Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:55 
 13   Troll? What Troll?     Anonymous    Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:58 
 14   pat d     pat c    Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:59 
 15   They're really pushing the 'far-left' scare     Chekov    Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:59 
 16   Is this the best you can think of?     Pat D    Tue Oct 21, 2003 14:08 
 17   pat d     pat c    Tue Oct 21, 2003 14:17 
 18   STOPIT     scratch    Tue Oct 21, 2003 14:18 
 19   Flat fee     the wall with a ladder    Tue Oct 21, 2003 14:27 
 20   Anonymous, please explain     Chekov    Tue Oct 21, 2003 14:34 
 21   Thank you Chekov - Point I am trying to make is broader than just the bin tax     Anonymous    Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:05 
 22   Excellent point     Janus    Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:11 
 23   help me then Janus-     moving and shaking the nappy    Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:31 
 24   it's 7000 posts actually on ireland.     radical not me.    Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:32 
 25   Chekov looking for big numbers. When are there more blockades in Fingal     Interested supporter    Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:35 
 26   "Interested"     just came down in the last shower    Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:52 
 27   to interested     pat c    Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:55 
 28   support?     antihoc    Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:58 
 29   I'm not stoned.     iosaf    Tue Oct 21, 2003 16:02 
 30   Still making no sense.     Pat D    Tue Oct 21, 2003 19:36 
 31   Why always the stick? why always charges?     Dave    Tue Oct 21, 2003 21:38 
 32   Oh Please!! Do it! Do it!     Gisela    Tue Oct 21, 2003 22:35 
 33   Okay Pat D this is what you're signing up for     Brian    Tue Oct 21, 2003 23:32 
 34   i really am looking for lots of feedback on this.     the elf.    Wed Oct 22, 2003 00:02 
 35   you just have pre-warned him, and in style @ that.     Chomsky's little helper.    Wed Oct 22, 2003 00:05 
 36   why do you want to pie Chomsky?     (A)    Wed Oct 22, 2003 03:43 
 37   forum 2004 of cultures Barcelona     --    Wed Oct 22, 2003 13:11 
 38   Have you tried writing to Chomsky about this?     Phuq Hedd    Wed Oct 22, 2003 19:06 
 39   I have to propose it my collective and assembly first.     ipsi    Thu Oct 23, 2003 12:41 


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