@MarvinTBaumann You're joking. The entire middle east was a tinder box because of them. Do you forget the red sea crisis in late 2023???
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The disconnect between Europe and the US right now, even with halfway reasonable people like Pompeo, is insane right now.
They have no idea the wreckage they have brought onto the world, that stands in no comparison to the low global threat Iran posed to most countries.
Tymofiy Mylovanov@Mylovanov
Pompeo: It breaks my heart, but NATO allies have been feckless — unable to support or explain US and Israeli strikes on Iran. After this, the US will have to rethink who its real allies are and what it can rely on them for. 1/
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@D4RW1NEXE @Polymarket Honestly I think that's fine that a vpn can access it. The system shouldn't be impenetrable just high effort enough that kids don't have access.
It shouldn't be an excuse for absent parenting.
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@Polymarket A 15 year old with a free VPN will bypass this system in exactly three minutes. Legislation drafted by tech illiterate politicians consistently fails to understand digital borders.
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JUST IN: Irish government testing digital ID to verify the age of social media users.
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@Owen_Grif @echetus @nikicaga Probably worse it is orc-land after all. Definitely not representative of the rest of Europe.
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Sorry babe. My boss says we we can’t see each other any more
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@carlowlad715482 @danobrien20 And how on earth do you get to lower queues?? It'll make queues worse.
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@carlowlad715482 @danobrien20 Someone has to pay for the system that facilitates it. Other places it's through higher corporate taxes, which would negate irelands benefits. High inequality leads to high crime and corruption. There is no free lunch.
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@IrishTimes Irish Times really running with this story as much as they can.
It's one dude. He got it over the line. Now it's just execution, the people that work there do that part.
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MetroLink chief’s shock resignation could spook construction market irishtimes.com/transport/2026…
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@Jazzysnoop75767 @Polymarket They helped install the ayatollah perhaps something to do with that
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@Polymarket I get why Russia and China pushed against it, but why France?
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JUST IN: Russia, China, & France blocked an Arab-led push at UN Security Council for a resolution authorizing military force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Why would we want to bomb any nation "back to the Stone Ages?"
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@Koolkat6000 @BBCWorld *if there are no rewards and consequences*
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Burkina Faso must 'forget' about democracy, military leader says bbc.in/41bOuGU
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@AngloIrsh_Rebel @James09959617 @danobrien20 If you're having a tough time on 75 grand, you'll have a worse time on the dole. (I'm not dismissing your struggles).
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@Koolkat6000 @James09959617 @danobrien20 Yeah, and I still struggle to feed my family and pay my bills.
It's barely worth it. I could default on my mortgage and never get evicted and get 650 a week in handouts, plus whatever I earn doing nixers.
It's all so tiresome.
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A huge share of employees in Ireland fall into the top personal (income) tax band, levied at over 50% all in. This means that the government takes more of any pay increase and additional non-salary income than the individual does. This regime, in place for 18 years, is a brutal disincentive to work and explains why Ireland's personal tax system is ranked 37th out of 38 in the developed world.
Dan O'Brien@danobrien20
Ireland's personal taxation regime is the second worst among 38 peer countries according to the Tax Foundation. High marginal taxes (paid at very modest thresholds) have been in place since 2008. There has been almost no improvement over two decades despite having the resources to do so - a relentless rise in government expenditure has been prioritised year after year. A simple example illustrates how bad it is. The average electrician or plumber working for construction company will be on the top marginal rate, whereby the state takes more of every additional euro than the person gets to keep. If he/she wants to earn self employed income, the government will take more than the worker, and a tax return will have to be filed, involving time and/or accountancy fees. Is it any wonder finding tradespeople is hard?
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@Koolkat6000 @BBCWorld they cannot be held accountable for their actions while in office and even afterwards.
If there are rewards and consequences for actions of leaders then there's no accountability and without this there's no democracy.
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@AngloIrsh_Rebel @James09959617 @danobrien20 That's because your bonus is entirely above the 44000/53000 threshold. Your effective rate is what matters.
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@Koolkat6000 @BBCWorld All the non western countries that have succeeded in the last generation were non democracies.
All those that stuck to democracy - Brazil, Mexico, Jamaica, Nigeria, Kenya, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, the list goes on - are violent, unequal states that are lagging heavily behind.
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Correct. Democracy is a sham that is not a pre requisite for development and is often simply a way to keep the same elites rotating in power, not to mention its openness is championed by the west so it can more easily interfere in elections. You cannot develop without a 10-20 year national plan that’s unimpeded. Democracy ensures you’ll never develop, in fact democracy in the global south is a greatest predictor of violence. Build political systems that work for you, not ones invented by slave owners in the North Atlantic.
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@BBCWorld Many of our ancestors in Africa practised real democracy in its truest form. They agreed on how they wanted to be governed. Which is the first step. Then they selected those who would represent them as leaders eg elders/family heads. You may not agree with their selection methods
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@carlowlad715482 @danobrien20 They only pay that on income above the threshold not on their entire income.
That's completely untrue. Our net inward migration is bonkers.
Lower taxes would just make HSE situation worse.
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@Koolkat6000 @danobrien20 Average workers hit 50%+marginal rates at modest pay,exactly as the original post said.Ireland’s productivity is overwhelmingly from multinationals on 12.5% corp tax,not personal rates. Domestic sectors suffer chronic shortages, talent loss.,and HSE queues etc from disincentives
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@carlowlad715482 @danobrien20 And its not true, it is not 50% tax on modest income. To get an effective tax rate of near 50% ,youd have to earn over €300 000 per annum.
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@carlowlad715482 @danobrien20 Exactly.The current setup works. What you are saying doesn't refute my point.You just ignored what I said that refutes your point about growth,Ireland has 1 of highest growth rates despite it, implying this is the current winning setup.
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