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our prsi contributions mean nothing anymore?

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  • 11-12-2009 12:57pm
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    bmmck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭


    am i right in saying that we are paying prsi for nothing now? we are not entitled to dental benefit anymore?


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    spank_inferno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,892 ✭✭✭spank_inferno


    Pretty much

    The government will say it pays for your pension however...

    Work your entire life: OAP = €209
    never work a day in your live = OAP = €201

    I'd love to see a state where you get rewarded for paying your taxes not punished.

    PRSI worker? Well thank you very much sir & on behalf of the government of Ireland please help yourself to 4GP visits, 2 free perscriptions, an eye test and a dental exam every year to help maintain the well being of the most important component of the nations economy

    We appreciate you working hard and paying your taxes... thank you.


    They might as well just have 1 line on my payslip deductions: Tax
    I dont care what they break it down as, I get nothing in return for it why bother with the pretence.


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    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    I was under the impression it paid for your dole should you lose your job. So in other words if you're in the civil service then yes your PRSI is now practically worthless. :pac:


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    frman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭frman


    amacachi wrote: »
    I was under the impression it paid for your dole should you lose your job. So in other words if you're in the civil service then yes your PRSI is now practically worthless. :pac:


    :D Cheeky !!


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    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    amacachi wrote: »
    So in other words if you're in the civil service then yes your PRSI is now practically worthless. :pac:

    It also pays for illness and disability benefit- which if you're in the civil service you may very well have need to use.

    By rights- instead of simply creating a Social Contribution combining PRSI, the income levy etc- they should simply do the honest thing and absorb it into the tax bands.


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