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PROTEST AGAINST WATER TAX [1St. November 2014] Ref-7010
Today I had hoped to visit a number of parks in order to photograph autumn leaves but I was unable to do so because of the disruption to public transport caused by a large number of public protests throughout the city of Dublin.
To people outside Ireland it may appear odd that people are protesting against the introduction of water charges but unlike other countries people in Ireland know that paying for a service does not in any way imply that they will in fact get the service that they are paying for.
There is also a real fear that the service will eventually be sold to a private enterprise [most likely based abroad].
Over the last seven years earnings have gone down, unemployment has increased and the government has introduced a variety of non-progressive taxes that have impacted badly on low and middle earners.
PROTEST AGAINST WATER TAX [1St. November 2014] Ref-7010
Today I had hoped to visit a number of parks in order to photograph autumn leaves but I was unable to do so because of the disruption to public transport caused by a large number of public protests throughout the city of Dublin.
To people outside Ireland it may appear odd that people are protesting against the introduction of water charges but unlike other countries people in Ireland know that paying for a service does not in any way imply that they will in fact get the service that they are paying for.
There is also a real fear that the service will eventually be sold to a private enterprise [most likely based abroad].
Over the last seven years earnings have gone down, unemployment has increased and the government has introduced a variety of non-progressive taxes that have impacted badly on low and middle earners.