Just curious - when the Govt of the day sets about privatising Irish Water Ltd., how will AAM contributors view that?
As a good thing, because now prices may fall and privatisation always brings reduced prices?
As a bad thing, because a country's water shouldn't belong to any group of people no matter how rich they are, in detriment to those who will not be able to pay?
once again Irish Water charges are set as a vicious regressive tax. Irish people already pay for their water and distribution network via general taxation. Even a die hard neo-con can easily see the entire configuration of Irish Water is a mess and utterly over staffed and over priced.If more money is required for water let it collected via fair and equitable progressive taxation. FG and labour will lose the next election over this stealth tax alone never mind all of the recent nauseous revelations about how they govern!
FG and labour will lose the next election over this stealth tax alone never mind all of the recent nauseous revelations about how they govern!
probably be a huge vote winner for any party that promises to do so..Do you really think anyone who will likely replace them will repeal this legislation?
probably be a huge vote winner for any party that promises to do so..
What a load of populist nonsense.
Water is a utility, and paying for it is not a tax, any more than paying for your electricity, phone or gas.
Or do you want "the rich" to pay for electricity, gas and TV for the rest of the population as well..?
Try living Uzbekistan or North Korea if you want free water, and see how those Utopian societies float your boat.
Oh, and if memory serves me correctly, you weren't paying the LPT - how's that worked out for you?
Makes me think, should there not be several water products. Think of the water we use in flushing the loo and in car washes. Unthinkable that this would be bottled water.I've heard that IW won't have it charge VAT which is fair enough. If this is the case then I presume VAT will be removed for bottled water, to ensure some form of fairness?
I've heard that IW won't have it charge VAT which is fair enough. If this is the case then I presume VAT will be removed for bottled water, to ensure some form of fairness?
Makes me think, should there not be several water products. Think of the water we use in flushing the loo and in car washes. Unthinkable that this would be bottled water.
I suppose it must not be economic to treat the water to varying standards, though it seems very strange that now that we are paying for it loo water will be as expensive as drinking water.
Apparently, in some countries with water charges it is illegal to harvest rain water! It was interfering with the profits of private water companies.
Could you imagine the scenes if that was tried here!
In fairness that would give the lie to the view that its all about conservation.
how did you come to think it was ever about conservation???? wake up!
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