The Irish, the biggest tax evaders ever

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Jan 16, 10, 05:45 #1
Since i moved to Ireland from Poland, it seems to me that everybody here has a job, but at the same time they claim benefits ie lie about having jobs in order to feck the system up. Is it unheard of that if most people claim benefits but still work without paying tax, no wonder Ireland is in the position it is in now.

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,727 Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂	Jan 16, 10, 09:49 #2
dtaylor5632: a job, but at the same time they claim benefits i And claim them both sides of the border.

Honest GeorgeThreads: 2 Posts: 121 Joined: Nov 12, 09 ♂	Jan 16, 10, 11:18 #3
The Irish, the biggest tax evaders ever Notice any similarities ?

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Jan 16, 10, 13:57 #4

dtaylor5632:

Since i moved to Ireland from Poland, it seems to me that everybody here has a job, but at the same time they claim benefits ie lie about having jobs in order to feck the system up. Is it unheard of that if most people claim benefits but still work without paying tax, no wonder Ireland is in the position it is in now.

The economic growth is just not there for people to be hired cash in hand.
Although I'm aware of a few, mainly people in trades not subject to PAYE, working nixers this would be the case in all countries and to claim everyone is at it is beyond rediculous.
While having nearly half a million on the live register has crippled public finances Ireland's woes go far beyond this.

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Jan 16, 10, 18:22 #5
SeanBM: And claim them both sides of the border. Yup a lot of people here live in the north but work in the South just so they remain on benefits, its fecked up.

AmathystThreads: 30 Posts: 3,968 Joined: Nov 10, 06 ♀	Jan 21, 10, 17:58 #6
dtaylor5632: Yup a lot of people here live in the north but work in the South just so they remain on benefits, its fecked up. Thats life D, its a lot harder in the UK for people to work on the side now...and the penalties are heavy if caught...about time too! Maybe if both sides co-operated it might make a difference to the system?

bravoThreads: 4 Posts: 101 Joined: Dec 9, 09 ♂	Edited by: bravo Jan 21, 10, 18:05 #7
Irish people can work and still claim many benefits. This does not mean they are evading tax. Id say we are about the same as everyone else. Our problems have FA to do with tax evasion. A note to expats: This is why I never b*tch about Poland even though I live here. I dont know enough yet to make pronouncements. I hate it when foreigners make stupid statements like this about Ireland.

amt0604ieThreads: 1 Posts: 29 Joined: Jan 16, 10 ♂	Jan 21, 10, 18:08 #8
bravo: I hate it when foreigners make stupid statements like this about Ireland. I second that.

1jolaThreads: 33 Posts: 2,737 Joined: Sep 23, 08 ♂	Jan 21, 10, 18:43 #9
Honest George: Notice any similarities ? Yup. bravo: I hate it when foreigners make stupid statements like this about Ireland. We are starting to see what erks us when it hits home.

szarlotkaThreads: 14 Posts: 3,349 Joined: Feb 20, 07 ♂	Jan 21, 10, 18:44 #10
dtaylor5632: The Irish, the biggest tax evaders ever What? Worse than the Greeks? If so they must be very very good at it.

bravoThreads: 4 Posts: 101 Joined: Dec 9, 09 ♂	Edited by: bravo Jan 21, 10, 18:47 #11
1jola: We are starting to see what erks us when it hits home. Could you explain that rather illusive and not very clever statement?

IronsideThreads: 59 Posts: 6,786 Joined: Feb 26, 09 ♂	Jan 21, 10, 19:11 #12
bravo: Could you explain that rather illusive and not very clever statement? dtaylor5632 and SeanBM are both Irish :)

McCoyThreads: 46 Posts: 1,756 Joined: Jul 3, 08 ♂	Jan 21, 10, 19:16 #13
Ironside: dtaylor5632 and SeanBM are both Irish :) celtic not irish. dt is a scotsman

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Jan 21, 10, 19:53 #14

bravo:

Irish people can work and still claim many benefits. This does not mean they are evading tax

This is true and it is here that the problem lies. The cost of living here is still too high. even with a minimum wage that is over and beyond that of the UK, many people here still get benefits to make ends meet.

You can work 3 days and claim 2 days dole....thats how it works here. Unemployment benefit is paid by the number of days your in work not whether you work or not.

I think the statement that alot of people here are benefit fraudsters is totally untrue and I applaud those who are satisfied to return to work even if it is for only 2 or 3 days a week. This assists in lifting the economic burden from the state.

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,727 Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂	Jan 21, 10, 19:59 #15
Ireland32: I think the statement that alot of people here are benefit fraudsters is totally untrue Well lets say it is as untrue as any other country. It is not more of less than in other European countries, in my opinion.

Ireland32Threads: 2 Posts: 234 Joined: Feb 23, 09 ♂	Jan 21, 10, 20:05 #16
SeanBM: Well lets say it is as untrue as any other country. Now that would be a fair statement by democratic friend.

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