Ireland is F**ked, what would you change

live2thewire

RealEstateKing wrote: »

is a crock, it's based on bull**** like acess to Golf Clubs and fancy restaraunts. Its doesnt take into account weather, the culture of the country and all the other things which make life worthwhile.



The answer to which is quite simple. Um, ALL FIRST-WORLD ONES.

We live in a dreary rain-soaked, repressed, drunk, boring country, where the sun shines 2.5 days a year, the last time you spent a day at the beach was in the 80's, the food is easily the worst in the world, but expensive to boot, where people pay 500,000 quid to live in former council houses.

And we dont even have the attitude that used to get us through all this. In the old days, we we're at least charming, well-read, witty, independant, and ugly as sin - but we knew it, and were comfortable with ourselves.

typical:rolleyes:

only boring people not places.

Black Swan

The Taoiseach's nappies!

mickoneill30

Sanjuro wrote: »

Here's a bit of a cold shower for you, pal.

Quality of Life Index 2008

It's on the internet so it must be true

What do these mean. Is 0 or 100 good or bad?

Cost of Living 0
Freedom 100
Risk & Safety 100

Ulysses Gaze

What to change?

- The Irish obsession, no sorry Pyschosis, with property. It got us in this mess fuelled by Government policy.

- A modern public transport system throughout the whole country.

- Consumer Authority that has the power to break up cartels (SMI, CFI, Vitners etc) - This will lower the cost of living and avoid price-fixing. Strict Liability rules apply to cartels found guilty of this. Massive fines, Jail-time for executives etc. The current NCA is a joke.

- Proper corporate and financial regulation. Again strict liability.

- Longer opening hours in pubs and clubs.

- Cafe-bars (to hell with the Publicans).

- Proper planning laws. Builder wants to build an estate? Fine but concurrently they must also build infrastructure and transport to these estates. Compulsory repossession of the land if they fail to do so as standard in planning permission. Again, strict liability rules.

- Law and Order. Enforcement of legislation. Max sentences to mean max sentences. Suspended sentences only for first time offenders (and this dependant on the crime committed).


We can't change the weather, but if we fix certain aspects of what is wrong with the country then it could be a pretty good place to live.

Tchaikovsky

Highsider wrote: »

Outer Mongolia?
Opps forgot they actually have better roads

Communism: gets things done

Tchaikovsky

The fact that we're made to feel miserable when the economy is good and when it's bad!

Rockshamrover

Snow Monkey had some good idea's there. I like the one about just paying the politicians 50k a year max. No expenses no massive pensions. They should lead by example not by income.
:rolleyes:

Privatise the transport system gradually. Privateers must take both lucrative routes and less lucrative ones. This should be done on a two or three yearly contract basis.

Reduce vat drastically on food, clothes and medicine. Keep it reasonable on most other things.

Bring in a judicial system like the American model, where judges are elected or have some form of public accountability for judges.

kincsem

I would not allow anyone to go for election to the Dail or Seanad who has a family member as a TD in this generation (brother, first cousin) or the previous generation (father, mother, uncle).