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irish_bob · 2008-06-25 21:11:14

i see david begg on the news this evening irate at the idea that public servants are being asked to accept a pay freeze as suggested by IBEC i realise this guy is a paid mouth piece for the unions but where does he get the balls to brazenly demand a pay rise while thousands of workers around the country are being let go…

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25-06-2008 10:11pm

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i see david begg on the news this evening irate at the idea that public servants are being asked to accept a pay freeze as suggested by IBEC
i realise this guy is a paid mouth piece for the unions but where does he get the balls to brazenly demand a pay rise while thousands of workers around the country are being let go off building sites

i realise that part of being a public servant is having a massive sense of entitlement but its just not funny any more now that the celtic tiger is now a pussy

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#2 25-06-2008 11:06pm
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Part of his brazen approach may come from the pay hikes of 25k for ministers and 40k for An Taoiseach; you lose a lot of moral authority giving yourself fat raises like that in a chilly economic climate.

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