"Powered By The Dole" stickers on cars

magentas

I saw a young lad driving a car last week in Galway with a big sticker on the back window that said "Powered by the dole" He was only late teens I'd say and he was driving a civic. I just thought FFS that boy must have no pride/shame!

Fast forward to the weekend and two more boy racer cars drivers early 20's with the same stickers in the back windows in both Galway and Offaly. Is this a trend now? Are young lads actually proud to be wasters and want to shout it from the rooftops??? Or are they just rubbing it in our faces that we're paying for their suped-up saxos?!

christmas2012

Jasus where can you get those stickers :eek: lol..

stupidusername

Must get one for my ass.

longhalloween

magentas wrote: »

Is this a trend now? Are young lads actually proud to be wasters and want to shout it from the rooftops??? Or are they just rubbing it in our faces that we're paying for their suped-up saxos?!

Maybe they're highlighting that the greed of your generation caused the current recession which resulted in them not able to find employment.

Cuddlesworth

magentas wrote: »

Are young lads actually proud to be wasters and want to shout it from the rooftops???

The ones with no hope, who don't know any better way of life, who can't do any better, they can be proud.

hondasam

The dole must be sponsoring them, free advertising.

messrs

have seen a good few of those stickers on cars around dublin over the past few weeks

magentas

longhalloween wrote: »

Maybe they're highlighting that the greed of your generation caused the current recession which resulted in them not able to find employment.

Haha "my generation"! The last 2guys I saw WERE my generation:p

donvito99

He must have one of those dole powered cars then

Fenian Army

magentas wrote: »

I saw a young lad driving a car last week in Galway with a big sticker on the back window that said "Powered by the dole" He was only late teens I'd say and he was driving a civic. I just thought FFS that boy must have no pride/shame!

Fast forward to the weekend and two more boy racer cars drivers early 20's with the same stickers in the back windows in both Galway and Offaly. Is this a trend now? Are young lads actually proud to be wasters and want to shout it from the rooftops??? Or are they just rubbing it in our faces that we're paying for their suped-up saxos?!

Its called a joke.

And there is no shame in being on the dole either, only snobs look down on people on it, many are there through no fault of their own, made redundant etc, not to mention that there is massive youth unemployment

Bell Butter

Give validity to the "cut the dole campaign"

PC CDROM

longhalloween wrote: »

Maybe they're highlighting that the greed of your generation caused the current recession which resulted in them not able to find employment.

magentas wrote: »

Haha "my generation"! The last 2guys I saw WERE my generation:p

Obviously my generation so

We really did party.

The King of Moo

I'm sure they're not too serious.

They might well be people on the dole but looking for work, and having a bit of laugh at their situation to lighten it.

They might even be working and having a "laugh."

The King of Moo

Wait a second: was "Dole" capitalised? Because if so, the stickers might have been both truthful and uncontroversial.

Michael Weston

Saw those and two that said powered by child benefit

magentas

Fenian Army wrote: »

And there is no shame in being on the dole either, only snobs look down on people on it, many are there through no fault of their own, made redundant etc, not to mention that there is massive youth unemployment

No, there's no shame in it but I certainly don't think it's something to be proud of and broadcast it all over your car!!!

Abi

If I thought for a split second that this was true, or I copped one of these stickers I'd be taking down registrations and shopping these fúck holes to the social welfare. If it was a joke and they're paying for their shít cars themselves, fair enough. But I wouldn't put it past some to be just that brazen.

Theres no shame on being on the dole if you genuinely need it, but to take pride in it, or to be 'okay' with it - I just see red with these sorts.

Jester252

Why would you stick that on our car

oxo_

Should plaster those stickers on off-licences and GAA club bars.

Gummy Panda

Jester252 wrote: »

Why would you stick that on our car

To troll people

token101

Fenian Army wrote: »

And there is no shame in being on the dole either, only snobs look down on people on it, many are there through no fault of their own, made redundant etc, not to mention that there is massive youth unemployment

That doesn't make bragging about it OK. If some banker had 'Powered by your austerity' on the back of his windshield, he'd be run off the road. It's called humility.

The King of Moo

I wouldn't take these too seriously. Bumper stickers aren't often 100% truthful or serious, surprisingly.

Unless all those people really do own The Batmobile, and Jesus really is coming...

Bell Butter

Gummy Panda wrote: »

To troll people

Ya see, when government ministers see that shíte they'll be looking to cut the dole. I think there's a real possibility of that happening this year, especially now that Germany can step in and demand more draconian measures.

Gummy Panda

Bell Butter wrote: »

Gummy Panda wrote: »

To troll people

Ya see, when government ministers see that shíte they'll be looking to cut the dole. I think there's a real possibility of that happening this year, especially now that Germany can step in and demand more draconian measures.

I'd be more worried about a government who makes decisions based on what's written on peoples bumper stickers

strobe

Abi wrote: »

If I thought for a split second that this was true, or I copped one of these stickers I'd be taking down registrations and shopping these fúck holes to the social welfare.

Shopping them for..? Oh wait, owning cars? No, no... owning stickers, right?

token101

The King of Moo wrote: »

I wouldn't take these too seriously. Bumper stickers aren't often 100% truthful or serious, surprisingly.

Unless all those people really do own The Batmobile, and Jesus really is coming...

Kind of sums up the attitude of some young people on the dole. A bit of a laugh and endless, 'free' money. Not to mention the great craic of hitting your late 20's with no work experience and 6-7 years doing nothing, and the endless employment possibilities this will enable them.

Festy

What's with all the dole threads these days :pac:

Abi

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I'd be more worried about a government who makes decisions based on what's written on peoples bumper stickers

You have to admit two things here.

1) It would be worth checking out if the owner is a claimant, and if so - put them on a reduced payment. Actual claimants bearing these stickers should be on a fucking bus.

2) If it is a real claimant with this sticker on their car, they're scum.

The King of Moo

token101 wrote: »

Kind of sums up the attitude of some young people on the dole. A bit of a laugh and endless, 'free' money. Not to mention the great craic of hitting your late 20's with no work experience and 6-7 years doing nothing, and the endless employment possibilities this will enable them.

Or, people having a bit of a laugh. It's hard to know really unless we ask the drivers.

Festy wrote: »

What's with all the dole threads these days :pac:

People on the dole are bored and starting threads about the dole as they can't remember anything else.

That, or some people here like to get mad about the long-term unemployed.

stupidusername

Jesus, some people really need to lighten the **** up.

maglite

stupidusername wrote: »

Must get one for my horse.

fyp

stupidusername

maglite wrote: »

fyp

I wish I had a horse

Festy

Perhaps these lads can't read.Anyone ever think of that ? :eek::pac:

Kensington

stupidusername wrote: »

Jesus, some people really need to lighten the **** up.

It's hard to lighten up when you see the "Deductions" column on your payslip these days

stupidusername

Kensington wrote: »

It's hard to lighten up when you see the "Deductions" column on your payslip these days

And someone bragging about being on the dole is going to make a difference to this how...?

hondasam

stupidusername wrote: »

And someone bragging about being on the dole is going to make a difference to this how...?

Us workers are pissed off because we have to work while these people on the dole drive around laughing at us.

Bell Butter

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I'd be more worried about a government who makes decisions based on what's written on peoples bumper stickers

I agree, but this Ireland and there's a bunch of cúnts drunk at the wheel so....

Kensington

stupidusername wrote: »

And someone bragging about being on the dole is going to make a difference to this how...?

Well it won't help people "lighten up" as you, not even ten minutes ago, were suggesting we should all do!

Abi

Someones not getting the ride if they're post stalking me again. How sad.

stupidusername

Kensington wrote: »

Well it won't help people "lighten up" as you, not even ten minutes ago, were suggesting we should all do!

Nope, I said some, not all. My point is it doesn't change anybody's situation.

The King of Moo

Kensington wrote: »

Well it won't help people "lighten up" as you, not ten minutes ago, were suggesting we should all do!

Try not caring about people on the dole unless you intend to actively campaign the government to reform the social welfare system. I work and I never think about people on the dole, so I don't get upset about them.

So yeah, I think "lighten up" is good advice.

Bell Butter

Abi wrote: »

Someones not getting the ride if they're post stalking me again. How sad.

Wha???

phasers

if you can buy and maintain a car on 100 quid a week then fair play, especially considering the price youngfellas have to pay for insurance!

Kensington

stupidusername wrote: »

Nope, I said some, not all.

Well maybe these some people are people out working their backsides off and are pissed off about it?

On the other hand, maybe these some people are also on the dole, but in genuine need of it to keep basic food on the table, not burn money away in petrol and tyres in some ****ebox while also bragging about it?

HOS 1997

The stickers are getting the reaction that was intended.

stupidusername

Kensington wrote: »

Well maybe these some people are people out working their backsides off and are pissed off about it?

On the other hand, maybe these some people are also on the dole, but in genuine need of it to keep basic food on the table, not burn money away in petrol and tyres in some ****ebox while also bragging about it?

I agree, some people must be struggling, but you can't blame those who aren't. and even if you do, getting yourself worked up over it isn't going to make any difference to matters.

Gummy Panda

Abi wrote: »

Someones not getting the ride if they're post stalking me again. How sad.

Well this thread has gone in a new tangent

marshyc

if its powered by DOLE does that mean ??? it runs on little pots of fruit

doolox

....make it public kniowledge and not be "ashamed" of being on the dole the sooner society in general will be motivated to get jobs going in this country.
The powers that be rely on this "shame" to terrorise people into substandard low paying jobs or dole for a full weeks work which is on the go nowadays.

Because people seem to be ashamed to be on the dole the government can pay lip service to solving unemployment by offering substandard training schemes where real apprenticeships and training is needed.

Employers can offer derisory wages and salaries for long hours and more onerous lists of duties safe in the knowledge that the will get away with it. Large buyers and users of services can squeeze small businesses for greater cuts so the they eventually end up working for little or nothing.

Unlike their more compliant and obedient parents of my generation who are just waking up to the fact that compliance and obedience will not prevent you from losing your job, the young people seem to have more rebeliousness and lack of fear and may just scandalise society into doing something about unemployment.

Or they might fly off and get a job elsewhere and leave us to go to the wall.

Cuddlesworth

Abi wrote: »

Someones not getting the ride if they're post stalking me again. How sad.

So we get the ride if we don't post stalk you? Must be well over half a million happy posters here then.

ejmaztec

"Powered by no tax, no insurance and no NCT" would be a good one, just to see if the Guards call your bluff.