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I would like to thank the Far-Left.

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Tuesday October 21, 2003 12:42

by Pat D

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I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Far-Left for providing one of the most entertaining political campaigns of the last few years. How I've laughed as I've watched a group of Socialist/SWP people badly run, badly represent and badly debate a ridiculous "struggle" that nobody wants. Everyone knows they're simply doing it to try and gain seats in next years local elections - but they may have achieved the complete opposite. Their campaign is about to implode (probably with the usual Left-Wing in-fighting and bickering), and the only thing they've gained is the comtempt of the vast majority of Dublin householders. Expect repercussions in the next Local and General elections. No wonder the Labour Party have kept relatively quiet on the issue over the last few weeks.

"There is no other way that Dublin's waste crisis can be solved. And the only way we are ever going to achieve this is by sticking to the principle of paying for what we throw away. Once you subsume the cost of a bin service into overall taxation, you remove any incentive for people to cut back on waste.

That is the reality. Nothing works like charging. Most of us are well-intentioned, but lazy. It takes an avoidable charge to get us to make the effort.

Why should you go to the bother of sorting out cardboard and paper, plastics, tetra packs, cans and biodegradable waste, if your neighbour just throws it all in the bin and gets rid of it for nothing?"

..sums it all up really.

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Comments (39 of 39)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	The highlight was the Late Late Show.	Pat D	Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:44
2	stupid troll	pat c	Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:58
3	That bastion of the far left says	Degenerate	Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:00
4	Yeah, yeah.	Pat D	Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:01
5	30 more than Lawlor	PK	Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:10
6	You're losing.	Pat D	Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:10
7	500?	Pat D	Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:12
8	The post is purely a trolle	Joe	Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:17
9	Funny	Pat D	Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:22
10	there are thousands inside the prison.	welcoming back the trolls.	Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:23
11	Loser	Pablo	Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:40
12	Wrong, wrong, wrong.	Pat D	Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:55
13	Troll? What Troll?	Anonymous	Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:58
14	pat d	pat c	Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:59
15	They're really pushing the 'far-left' scare	Chekov	Tue Oct 21, 2003 13:59
16	Is this the best you can think of?	Pat D	Tue Oct 21, 2003 14:08
17	pat d	pat c	Tue Oct 21, 2003 14:17
18	STOPIT	scratch	Tue Oct 21, 2003 14:18
19	Flat fee	the wall with a ladder	Tue Oct 21, 2003 14:27
20	Anonymous, please explain	Chekov	Tue Oct 21, 2003 14:34
21	Thank you Chekov - Point I am trying to make is broader than just the bin tax	Anonymous	Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:05
22	Excellent point	Janus	Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:11
23	help me then Janus-	moving and shaking the nappy	Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:31
24	it's 7000 posts actually on ireland.	radical not me.	Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:32
25	Chekov looking for big numbers. When are there more blockades in Fingal	Interested supporter	Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:35
26	"Interested"	just came down in the last shower	Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:52
27	to interested	pat c	Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:55
28	support?	antihoc	Tue Oct 21, 2003 15:58
29	I'm not stoned.	iosaf	Tue Oct 21, 2003 16:02
30	Still making no sense.	Pat D	Tue Oct 21, 2003 19:36
31	Why always the stick? why always charges?	Dave	Tue Oct 21, 2003 21:38
32	Oh Please!! Do it! Do it!	Gisela	Tue Oct 21, 2003 22:35
33	Okay Pat D this is what you're signing up for	Brian	Tue Oct 21, 2003 23:32
34	i really am looking for lots of feedback on this.	the elf.	Wed Oct 22, 2003 00:02
35	you just have pre-warned him, and in style @ that.	Chomsky's little helper.	Wed Oct 22, 2003 00:05
36	why do you want to pie Chomsky?	(A)	Wed Oct 22, 2003 03:43
37	forum 2004 of cultures Barcelona	--	Wed Oct 22, 2003 13:11
38	Have you tried writing to Chomsky about this?	Phuq Hedd	Wed Oct 22, 2003 19:06
39	I have to propose it my collective and assembly first.	ipsi	Thu Oct 23, 2003 12:41

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