It's like the story of the Commissar visiting the communal farm in Soviet Russia. He's being shown around by the farm manager who is trying to impress him. The Manager asks a peasant in the field if he understood communism and the Peasant replies "Yes Comrade"The concept is so odd. Work hard, educate yourself, do overtime - I want 52% of it. Mention lowering the USC on income over €70k = political suicide.
Sit on your ass, be related to someone rich. Keep it all. You deserve it buddy. €335k tax free isn’t enough. Needs to be €400k or unlimited.
I’m convinced there was some form of mass indoctrination of the Irish people in schools in the 60s & 70s on inheritance.
The biggest nation of begrudgers for anyone who earns a good income but scores of poor people fighting the good fight to allow vast inter generational wealth transfer. You couldn’t make it up.
The Manager asked, "Comrade, if you had two houses, would you give one of them to me?"
The Peasant replied, "Of course, Comrade!"
He then asked, "If you had two horses, would you give one of them to me?"
"Of course!" replied the peasant.
He then asked, "If you had two coats, would you give one of them to me?"
"No, comrade!" The Peasant said.
Surprised and embarrassed, the farm Manager asked, "Why not, Comrade?"
The Peasant replies "Well I actually have two coats."
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