They haveGreat points Purple. Surely a commission such as this shoukd have private sector specialists ie tax etc
They'll just suggest changes to how much water we collect and how much we then pour into each leaky bucket.Hi Purple
Just looked at the list and it's not too bad.
Two tax consultants from the private sector
The Director of IBEC
I have been to a number of presentations by Dr Barra Roantree of the ESRI and he is excellent.
But I agree that I don't expect any of them to challenge the fundamentals.
Brendan
Did I miss details of union membership on the Commission's web page?They have
I don't know those people but I presume they are experts in taxation.
- Marie Bradley, Managing Director, Bradley Tax Consulting
- Sandra Clarke, President of the Irish Tax Institute, Partner in BCC Accountants
2 out of 14.
What's frightening for me is that 10 of the 14 people there are either in a union or were in a union yet only a quarter of the workforce is in a Union and the vast majority of them are in the State sector. Again, this is insiders looking at the problem from the inside. This is State sector group-think.
I believe that if everyone was given equal wealth tomorrow morning, by distributing the wealth of this country, it would be all spent/wasted by many, and still end up percentage wise in much the same ownership again.I'd love to see them do something to rebalance the wealth distribution in this country but I doubt it.
I don't know. It is highly likely that all the State employees were in a union. The union rep is probably in a union. The Academics are probably in a union.Did I miss details of union membership on the Commission's web page?
What makes you think that?I believe that if everyone was given equal wealth tomorrow morning, by distributing the wealth of this country, it would be all spent/wasted by many, and still end up percentage wise in much the same ownership again.
People, and what they do, what they expect or don't expect, and what others see as their rights/entitlements.What makes you think that?
But that's the problem starting off, it's not your house unless you own it. Until you do, it's not yours.The main factor influencing wealth distribution in this country is when you bought your house
That's a bit vague and certainly not my experience.People, and what they do, what they expect or don't expect, and what others see as their rights/entitlements.
You own the equity. That's net wealth and that's what counts.But that's the problem starting off, it's not your house unless you own it. Until you do, it's not yours.
Right so, you've no idea which of the members of the Commission are or were in a union then. Those who you assume are/were in a union may not be. Those who you assume aren't/weren't in a union may well be. It's a bit of a red herring.I don't know. It is highly likely that all the State employees were in a union. The union rep is probably in a union. The Academics are probably in a union.
I'm not questioning their integrity or their sense of public spirit. I'm suggesting that they are from the same Stable and so are very likely to view the problem from the same perspective.@Purple are you not going a bit "Lord" Frost here and dismissing a report without it even being published? I would agree that the membership does seem more narrowly focussed if you look at people as merely representatives of a Union that they once or still are members of. I'm a member of a Union and I certainly don't have the same views as all other members of the Union, I contain multitudes, as I'm sure do many of the members of the Commission.
This is a thread on a discussion forum peculating on the outcome of a commission, not a courtroom. Don't be so precious about the opinion of strangers.Right so, you've no idea which of the members of the Commission are or were in a union then. Those who you assume are/were in a union may not be. Those who you assume aren't/weren't in a union may well be. It's a bit of a red herring.
Right back atcha.Don't be so precious about the opinion of strangers.
TouchéRight back atcha.
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