(en) anarkismo.net: Ireland, 650, 000 Homes STILL Not Paying Unjust Tax

In spite of a long and consistent campaign which has been waged against people in relation 
to the imposition of this unjust and unfair tax on homes, over 650,000 households have not 
registered with revenue [22.05.2013]. Draconian legislation and the threats of fines has 
not resulted in people volunteering their information to the revenue.
The government has railroaded this tax into the system to further make the ordinary people 
pay for an economic crisis that was not of their making. There is absolute injustice at 
the centre of this property tax, coming back to people who?ve been hammered for the last 
five years with the insane policies of austerity. Unemployment is "stable" at 14%, 
emigration is the only option for many of our young people, and those fortunate enough to 
have a job are taking home less and less pay from it.

People are being bullied and pushed around by this government, and this was evidenced by 
the powers that have been handed over to revenue in terms of collecting the property tax.

What has become evident is that there is no Plan B for this government. They continue to 
go after the same people whilst the rich, the big bankers, the developers, and the 
architects of this most spectacular collapse walk around freely arranging games of golf. 
To add insult to injury we have John Bruton (former Taoiseach) telling the Irish public to 
?tighten our belts and put up with austerity?. So it is easy to keep the Fine Gael party 
line when you enjoy a pension of ?140,000 and work as a lobbyist for the Irish Financial 
Services Centre (which I am sure he is not doing on a voluntary basis.)

The concept of even getting companies to pay their tax at a low rate of 12.5% appears to 
be an alien one to this government. The average amount paid is closed to 6% and indeed it 
appears we can go even lower if that is what the big companies wish for

Here are three household names all paying tax at less than 1%.

Apple tax at a rate of 0.05%
Google Ireland Limited, 0.025%
Facebook Ireland, 0.03%
But make no mistake; this is not about justice this is political decision to make society 
pay for their losses. Over half a million households know this and have stood strong. We 
need to remain strong and build for the battles to come.
Dermot Freeman

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