Comments on: Modest Proposals for the Next Irish Government http://www.alternativeparty.org/modest-proposals-for-the-next-irish-government/ Thinking about holistic accounting in Ireland Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:15:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: William Wall http://www.alternativeparty.org/modest-proposals-for-the-next-irish-government/#comment-1092 William Wall Fri, 18 May 2007 14:46:35 +0000 http://www.alternativeparty.org/modest-proposals-for-the-next-irish-government/#comment-1092 Agreed. Besides which, the OysterCard keeps a record of your travel... Agreed. Besides which, the OysterCard keeps a record of your travel…

]]> By: Philip http://www.alternativeparty.org/modest-proposals-for-the-next-irish-government/#comment-1091 Philip Fri, 18 May 2007 14:20:51 +0000 http://www.alternativeparty.org/modest-proposals-for-the-next-irish-government/#comment-1091 Thanks for that, William. Of course the Creative Commons licence for RTÉ programmes isn't mine (see link). Not too gone on the Oyster card, though - or the idea of giving people cards at all eg medical cards, travel passes, etc. It's all one extra, wasteful layer, in my opinion, as are ticket printing, coin collecting, etc. Just make it free at access, simply. It's paid for in taxes after all and gets rid of debilitating subsidies. You pay your taxes, and receive services. Or you stop ministers wasting money, and the money saved pays for the system ;>) Just my thoughts on it. Thanks for that, William. Of course the Creative Commons licence for RTÉ programmes isn’t mine (see link). Not too gone on the Oyster card, though - or the idea of giving people cards at all eg medical cards, travel passes, etc. It’s all one extra, wasteful layer, in my opinion, as are ticket printing, coin collecting, etc. Just make it free at access, simply. It’s paid for in taxes after all and gets rid of debilitating subsidies. You pay your taxes, and receive services. Or you stop ministers wasting money, and the money saved pays for the system ;>)

Just my thoughts on it.

]]> By: William Wall http://www.alternativeparty.org/modest-proposals-for-the-next-irish-government/#comment-1090 William Wall Fri, 18 May 2007 13:52:23 +0000 http://www.alternativeparty.org/modest-proposals-for-the-next-irish-government/#comment-1090 Thanks for drawing attention to the Citizen's manifesto. Still a few days left, folk, to hit your friendly canvasser with something articulate! Some great ideas here, Philip. It all makes so much sense. I particularly like the free RTE programmes under Creative Commons licence. As regards the dope, I'm beginning to think I might try it - as the medicines board withdraws yet another drug I've been using! I happen to think that the quickest way to solve our emissions problem (I mean the country rather than anything personal) is to make all public transport free. Or charge a nominal fee for the fuel. Give everyone something like London's OysterCard. Thanks for drawing attention to the Citizen’s manifesto. Still a few days left, folk, to hit your friendly canvasser with something articulate!

Some great ideas here, Philip. It all makes so much sense. I particularly like the free RTE programmes under Creative Commons licence. As regards the dope, I’m beginning to think I might try it - as the medicines board withdraws yet another drug I’ve been using!
I happen to think that the quickest way to solve our emissions problem (I mean the country rather than anything personal) is to make all public transport free. Or charge a nominal fee for the fuel. Give everyone something like London’s OysterCard.

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