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The poor subsidising the rich

Head Rambles Posted on 1st August 2015 by Grandad1st August 2015  

Free GP care for over-70s. Isn't that a wonderful idea?  Isn't Ireland such a wonderful place that anyone under 6 and over 70 now has full access to a GP for free? No it fucking isn't! It is a fucking … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Taxes | Tagged budget, income, Ireland, new, pay, tax, World | Leave a reply

Everything is fine

Head Rambles Posted on 12th May 2015 by Grandad12th May 2015 8

I used to have a despicable little shit of a bank manager. This was back in the early Eighties when I had a massive mortgage and money was tight.  Despite having a full time job and an owner-occupied house the … Continue reading →

Posted in Taxes | Tagged budget, Health, Smoking, tax, World | 8 Replies

In defense of the pipe

Head Rambles Posted on 20th November 2014 by Grandad20th November 2014 18

There is something that has puzzled me for a long time. Where have all the pipe smokers gone? I know there are a few Puritans who would smugly claim that they have all been killed by their nasty foul addiction … Continue reading →

Posted in Smoking | Tagged budget, Smoking, turkey | 18 Replies

Sleight of hand

Head Rambles Posted on 14th October 2014 by Grandad14th October 2014 3

Today is Budget Day. For a while now we have been hearing all about how this is to be an “end of austerity” budget.  There are all sorts of promises that the tax burden will be eased and how they … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget | Tagged budget, Ireland, new, pay, tax, water | 3 Replies

Green shoots

Head Rambles Posted on 13th October 2014 by Grandad13th October 2014 9

I hate that expression “green shoots”. I hate it because it is one of those horrible little expressions that seems to become the mot du jour, and it has been thrown at us incessantly here in Ireland for the last … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Politics | Tagged budget, Ireland, tax, water, water charges | 9 Replies

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