I stand in a State where the elite are given priority over the vulnerable

I recently noticed a huge billboard in Innishannon, Co Cork, featuring Fine Gael TD Jim Daly. In the poster Jim is asking people to “know where you stand”.

I began to reflect on the meaningless slogan.

I know where I stand: I stand in a State where my home is subject to a tax called a “property tax” and the water I need to sustain my life and the lives of my family is subject to a water tax.