The prize for failure
I see on the newst section of the Northern Sound site that those Cavan County Councillors who were rejected by the electorate at the recent elections are entitled to a gratuity amounting to 110,000 euro. This is only payable to people given a complete thumbs down. Those councillors who lost their seats at county council level, but who were nevertheless considered eligible to serve at town council level won’t get a cent.
At a time of economic hardship these payment, and what’s more their receipt, is not only outrageous but immoral. The electorate must recognise that members of our political elite still control what little money there is, and they will make sure that they have first call on it. And don’t forget, this money is tax free and not subject to any means test.
Those luckier to get elected though have the opportunities not only to grab scarce financial resources but also to provide jobs for family members and relatives; as one of them would put it: “Ah sure ya might as well.”
As for the great majority of people in the country, many of whom have no jobs, they must grit their teeth and accept being treated like trash, and maybe having what little they are entitled to grabbed from them by the evil, semi-literate pen-pushers of the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs. But they are doing it to please the rabid bitch who sits at the department’s helm.
