Hike tax for multinationals before hitting rest of us

Before Finance Minister Michael Noonan and Taoiseach Enda Kenny implement the dictates of the IMF and troika, to hit every senior, child, student, chronically ill patient, unemployed, and least paid employee with €440m in cuts, let them first adjust the massive tax avoidance scheme maintained for Apple and other corporations, for which the US Senate called Ireland a tax haven.

Even a small increase above the 2% effective tax rate enjoyed by Apple and others would yield a sizeable jump in public revenue.

Also, since what is good for the goose, for the gander likewise, cut take-home pay for each teactha dala by €10,000 and all department heads by €5,000.