IrishPhoenix wrote:... We need to really start complaining more in this country instead of just accepting things the way they are. Any opinions?
IP
Agree strongly on this point - we as a nation really take it up the ass when it comes to companies overcharging for products and also from the government taxes - stealth and otherwise. There is also collosal waste of money in the public sector & all coming out of taxpayers pockets.
Would like to see more transparency on government spending - I for one am tired of been heavily taxed on my salary and then on absolutley everything else I have to put my hand in my pocket for. I'm sure if you thought about your total salary and came up with a figure on how much of it went on tax inc the everydays goods we buy and expenses we incur (such as stamp duty, Car tax, fuel tax etc) - you would get a shock as to the amount you are actually forking out to government.
If people were more price aware we wouldn't have the current situation with prices - I see cars pulling into fuel courts in Limerick where the fuel can be up to 10c a litre dearer than the next garage down the road - if the same punters voted with their feet and bought in the lowest price station then you'd find the price of fuel dropping fairly rapidly. Fuel Companies are businesses like any other and if they can keep the prices artifically high and increase their margins and get away with it - then they will. Its not their fault - its the nations fault.
Its the same attitude that makes us a nation of queuers - but thats another story.
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:07 am