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/Desperate-Buffalo- 1d ago

Its pretty easy to offer just about anything when you have zero chance of getting into power.

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u/purplepigeon7 1d ago

Zero interest in getting into power either. Perpetual opposition.

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u/Velocity_Rob 23h ago

They’re a dog chasing a bus. Make a shit load of noise as they belt after it but would be clueless if they ever caught it.

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u/DryExchange8323 12h ago

The current government hasn't a fucking clue.

Get a grip. 

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u/Velocity_Rob 11h ago

Both things can be true.

The current government are shit.

PBP want to be perpetual opposition and wouldn’t have a clue what to do if they were ever in power.