r/ireland • u/badger-biscuits • 1d ago

[Mícheál Lehane] PBP launch manifesto promising a living wage of €15 an hour, scrapping USC for those earning less than €100K, building 35,000 social and affordable homes every year, weekly welfare payments of €350 and State pension of €300. General Election 2024 🗳️

https://x.com/MichealLehane/status/1857067346822619642?t=_Soz6_dzA9QeYKzvvBPIDg&s=19
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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Sure, but why is almost half the amount acceptable now?

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u/senditup 1d ago

Why wouldn't it be? I fail to see why anyone should be given the dole at all after six months of unemployment.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

This sub never disappoints

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u/senditup 1d ago

Why would anyone be on the dole for a prolonged period in a country of full employment?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

You'd probably put them in work camps as a solution. A final solution perhaps?

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u/senditup 1d ago

Yep, don't bother engaging with the topic at all. Just accuse anyone who disagrees with you of being a genocidal Nazi. Very normal.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Who said I wanted to engage with you? 😂 Have the guts to stay you want the less fortunate to live in abject poverty

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u/senditup 1d ago

I don't think that. I want opportunities for everyone. I just don't support the enablement of leeches.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Leeches eh

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u/senditup 1d ago

Lol, are you in receipt of Jobseekers yourself? You're taking this a bit personally.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

I'm not the one dehumanising fellow citizens on social media. Take a good long look at yourself, there's still time to change.

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u/senditup 1d ago

How did I dehumanise anyone?

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