People sold out by the Endapendents in Senate
Global wealth/assets/production/power has long been in the hands of a few but the disparity between those controllers and controlled is widening at an alarming rate – for proof, Google this New Scientist article from October 2011: Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world. And no, it’s not the 1% - it’s the 0.001%.
However in nation after nation, the fightback has started.
Privatisation of water is one battle in this global wealth-war and here in Ireland it’s been waged now for several months. Given its history since it came to office in March 2011 (kow-towing to the financial sector, to big industry, bowing to the will of our bully-boy ‘partners’ of the EU/EC/ECB), we knew this battle would be lost in the Dáil, where the Gang of Four (Kenny/Noonan/Burton/Howlin) exercise total control over the massive nodding-head majority they whip and control.
The Senate though kept our hopes alive, the Senate Mr Kenny had gone on a solo-run to try to abolish, the Senate we had retained so they could act as our protectors in the event of a dictating government that had lost the confidence of the people.
Those Senators who were pivotal in the voting through of the Irish Water Bill used three major reasons for voting with the government – all transparently false.
1) The plebiscite offers certainty that Irish Water won’t be privatised unless with the approval of the people. Utter nonsense; ONLY the Constitution offers that certainty – any government can change any law any time it chooses, plus, the result of any plebiscite is for any government to ignore as it chooses.
2) The new charge is affordable. If you’re a single multi-millionaire with a year-round indoor pool, perhaps a pitch-sized lawn you like to keep watered in summer, it is. But most certainly not if you’re one of the multitude of people struggling just to keep your head above water.
3) The new charge is fixed. Right –why continue to install meters if the ultimate intention isn’t to charge for usage? And with the ultimate aim also that the charge must cover the cost of production/new infrastructure/fat salaries & bonuses of execs, the average household charge would have to be around €800 (simple maths). What happens then?
Again the people have been sold out, on this occasion by the aptly-christened Endapendents, for the price of a safe Senate seat and a silver salary.
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