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Beware of Greeks bearing election gifts

Fine Gael’s promise of universal health care was just a ploy for votes going into the last election.

Beware of Greeks bearing election gifts

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015 - 00:00

The ploy for this coming election is a promise to scrap the universal social charge.

It’s not in their ‘vested interests’ to do so.

Joe Brennan

Ballinspittle

Co Cork

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