Dáil debates
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages
11:10 pm
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source
Earlier this evening, the Minister revealed the prejudice that lies under his humour and intelligence, because he is funny and intelligent. Underlying his earlier comments was a deep prejudice. He said some people get up for work in the morning and walk past houses where other people do not get up for work in the morning, and why should they not make a contribution too? That gets to the heart of the prejudice within Fine Gael to which the Labour Party is giving cover. The people who do not have work in the morning are not staying in bed out of laziness, because they do not have to contribute or would not like to be in a position to pay their taxes and contribute to the functioning of our society. They are out of work through no fault of their own.
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