One month on: mass boycott of Household Tax on course [press statement]

One month on: mass boycott of Household Tax on course (PRESS STATEMENT 1 Feb 2012 CAHWT) Mass boycott of registration for the Household Tax is on course, based on the government’s own figures of around 4% after the first month. 96% of householders have not signed up, with an actual slow-down in the rate since…

students: contrast & compare these two articles in the Indo today.

Charlie Weston: ‘Poor rich’ earn over €100,000 but can’t meet home paymentshttp://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/charlie-weston-poor-rich-earn-over… James Downey: House tax just one battle in fight to end our woeshttp://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/james-downey-house-tax-just-one-ba… Students please wear your News Filter Goggles (NFG) this is the Irish Independent with Charlie Weston, James Downey & a touch of Karl Deeter.

999 – fire service – there’s a fire in my house – please hold for credit card payment clearance

^1 ^2 Yesterday in Dublin the new stealth tax of charging people for a call out of the Fire Brigade began. House fire call out will cost home owners €500 per call. But there is some irony about the Irish Insurance Federation taking a position on this. Stealing the words from Joe Higgins mouth ^3…