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Leaving Cert 2012-2013 OT Thread Part 2
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It would have been far worse had I not been on such a high. It took us about 40/45 minutes to the entrance and then another 15/20 to the brother's apartment but I couldn't have cared less.Man.UnitedLad wrote: »That walk to the entrance of the Park afterwards was a killer.
It was the same on the way in, only ten times worse because of the heat and having to ditch our lovely bottle of half ice/half water at the park gate
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Randy, I'd love to hear your opinion on this
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But like if you think about it..do you really think the ones that don't care about politics will actually bother to vote? No and the ones that do will so it doesn't really matter if most don't care.
Yeah the up de ra thing, I don't think they'd even bother to vote either
I mean most don't even know when elections are, they're just spray painting it cos they look all maaaddt. There's just over 100,000 16 and 17 years olds, when you break that down into constituencies, it's so trivial like it won't even make a difference if some of them SOMEHOW managed to cast a vote simply because of 'up de ra'. 0 -
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I don't have a very strong one, really.Randy, I'd love to hear your opinion on this :
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056990044
I think decisions is generally right that the majority of 16 year olds wouldn't give a damn or have a clue ... but then the same could be said for many 18 and 21 year olds tbh, and for plenty in the older age groups too. I do think there are a minority who are quite well up though, and I wouldn't put it as low as 1%.
The American colonists had a slogan "No taxation without representation!" summarising the idea that if you contributed to the state you should also have the vote / the right to be represented.
How would that work in this context? On the one hand, some 16 and 17 YOs do work and pay at least some tax ... aren't they entitled to a vote, so? On the other hand, most don't ... should they have a vote?0 -
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Corvo Attano wrote: »Get the camera out Wednesday. I'll be the lad thats scuttered in the dary grey suit with all the other lads that are fluttered.
2 weeks till ours, tis goin to be a mad one
better get the suit sorted this week 0 -
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randylonghorn wrote: »Including the 5 year old who buys an ice-cream, so that really won't work as a measure.
True but I think we can all agree that 5 years are definitely too young. Besides, the little money they have is from their parents anyway where as 17 year olds are not too young and more likely to have a job or just their get own money from here and thererandylonghorn wrote: »
Motor tax, not road tax. If you ever venture into the Motors forum, you will get screamed at a lot on that one!! :pac:
Oh my god that's so typical of me :mad: I remembered to say motor tax and ended up saying road tax anyway..
I know, I'm one of those people who scream at people for saying road tax and everythingrandylonghorn wrote: »I think 17 is more reasonable myself ... you're old enough to vote at 16, but not old enough to legally have sex until you're 17 sounds a bit, well, odd to me tbh!
Yeah I'd be for 17 rather than 16. Then we'd have voting age at 17, provisional driver's license and legal sex :pac:
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Ofc, but my point is that everyone pays VAT / other indirect taxes even as children, so it's a useless measure ... it would have to be based on direct taxation.True but I think we can all agree that 5 years are definitely too young.
There's 2 problems sparked off by calling it "road tax" ...Corvo Attano wrote: »Them damned cycalists not paying their road tax...
... you've mentioned one, it inculcates an attitude that the roads are only for motorists, not cyclists or pedestrians etc.
... the other is the "Why do I pay my road tax, the roads are shít!" constant gripe. In fact, motor tax doesn't specifically go into some fund for the upkeep of the roads, as many seem to think, nor is there any direct relationship with the state of the roads. It's a tax ON motors, not FOR roads.
It doesn't mean it's guaranteed, Corvo, put that thing away!Corvo Attano wrote: »WOAH WOAH WOAH. Stall the ball. Your saying if we lower the voting age we get sex at 16?
Wheres the referendum. Get the posters.
It's just the age of legal consent.
Which every teenager treats as absolutely sacrosanct, ofc!0 -
Fúck that. I'll gladly pay it. That motorway from Athlone to Galway has cut a four hour+ drive to about two and a half. Life saver. Good road too.randylonghorn wrote: »Ofc, but my point is that everyone pays VAT / other indirect taxes even as children, so it's a useless measure ... it would have to be based on direct taxation.
There's 2 problems sparked off by calling it "road tax" ...
... you've mentioned one, it inculcates an attitude that the roads are only for motorists, not cyclists or pedestrians etc.
... the other is the "Why do I pay my road tax, the roads are shít!" constant gripe.
Ah here now. If they can guarantee bondholders they can guarantee the teenagers. I mean after all...randylonghorn wrote: »It doesn't mean it's guaranteed, Corvo, put that thing away!
It's just the age of legal consent.
Which every teenager treats as absolutely sacrosanct, ofc!
...we are a nation of whores :pac:0 -
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Anyone play Minion Rush?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftDMHM&hl=en
yeah have it on the iPad its ridiculously fun 0 -
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yeah have it on the iPad its ridiculously fun
I'm pretty much addictedCorvo Attano wrote: »Hey Nim the place our debs in is Rouge Nightclub. Any opinions?
Nah0
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