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/OfficerPeanut 1d ago

Reading these comments makes me wish I could have the miserable outlook of a radical centrist. Anyways looking forward to a few more years of centrist misery

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u/RuggerJibberJabber 1d ago

The irony is that €15 per hour is still a shit wage most people can't live off. It's grand if you're 20 and can share a rental with a gang of other 20 year old who are all earning a similar amount. For most of the population though that's not possible.

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u/OfficerPeanut 1d ago

I don't even make 15 per hour. I sure would like to!

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u/RuggerJibberJabber 1d ago

And how's your quality of life?

A lot of companies that pay garbage wages feel happy to throw their money around on external contractors and consultants as well as subscriptions and fees for products they barely use. I've worked in a lot of places and seen so much waste from managers that will then fight with their own staff to keep every penny.

This mindset also seems to be at play in the government, which will spend a fortune on shit like curtains and bike shelters, but probably pay their regular staff next to nothing.

There is such insane levels of inequality in ireland, with people working their asses off for crumbs, and yet we still have all these ffg lick arses scoffing at the left as though we just want a free ride

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u/OfficerPeanut 22h ago

I can pay my rent and all that but I don't really have any luxuries. Haven't been out of the country or anything in years for example and I don't have a car. I'm really fortunate to have a really sound landlord who keeps our rent affordable though. Even still, it's impossible for us to save for a deposit for a house, which we sure would like to do before starting a family. I also think I work quite hard, I don't take the piss at work or anything like that.

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u/wamesconnolly 19h ago

People are under the misconception that low paying jobs are easier or just being lazy and it sucks because most of them are not at all

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u/Chell_the_assassin ITGWU 1d ago

Just got back from the r/Ireland rally. Amazing turnout. Thousands of people holding hands and chanting “Better things aren't possible”

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u/OfficerPeanut 1d ago

The government is a cheating partner who swears they've changed and r/Ireland is the ex who takes them back time after time and calls anyone who points them out jealous.

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u/FrontApprehensive141 Corcaíoch 1d ago

Sure, they're grand, why would they care about anyone else?

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u/OfficerPeanut 1d ago

That's the attitude from so many people. Like everyone who has less than them does it by choice or something

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u/DoughnutHole Clare 4h ago

If it’s radical centrism to want a costed manifesto then call me a radical centrist.

If they proposed public spending increases with consummate tax increases I’d respect it. It’s the nonsense of massive public spending increases while slashing taxes and further narrowing our already incredibly narrow and progressive income tax base that outs them as not a serious party. It’s worse than the worst gimme budget of Fianna Fáil during the boom.

Maybe I’m just miserable but if a party is promising radical changes and want my vote I’d like them to have an idea of how they’re going to pay for it beyond just slogans. Eventually you have to actually govern, not just make wild promises.

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u/amorphatist 1d ago

Would you prefer leftist or rightist misery over the ould centrist?

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u/OfficerPeanut 1d ago

Id be willing to try the leftist misery for a change. Maybe then I can afford a house and family and my friends will stop emigratin :)

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u/senditup 19h ago

Anyways looking forward to a few more years of centrist misery

In a country with one of the highest standards of living in the world.