https://glenveagh.ie/corporate/news/inaugural-glenveagh-homebuilding-report-sets-out-priorities-for-scaling-up-housing-delivery

Edit: Given the overwhelmingly negative response, i propose renaming the childfree tax to the dependent minor tax incentive. For every child under 18 you will get an increased monthly tax credit of 740 to offset the costs incurred by raising that child, and to incentivise this crucial contribution to the continuation of the state.

The child themselves will have this paid off in contributions to GDP by the time they're 25. How's that for a return on investment to the state?

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In terms of the continuation of the state people who choose to have children are putting a lot of resources into creating "future taxpayers" that will be paying for the pensions and health care of the elderly of their time. Without which the state could not continue to function in coming generations.

People who don't have children will require state care sooner and will not have made the same contribution to the state(resources spent raising future taxpayers) so should that difference be taxed now to balance things out.

I don't mean to include people who want to but can't have kids for either medical, financial or housing related reasons. These need to be resolved anyway. Just people who can but choose not to.

From the off it’s an important to say that I’m from a border county and a strong supporter in Irish unity. It may come from a more romantic than fiscal point of view but I truly believe that the benefits of a new united Ireland far outweigh the negatives.

Listened to the Path to Power podcast today and the topic of Andy Burnham’s comments about any potential border poll took centre stage. Former FG TD John Deasy was on and basically gloated in Burnham’s comments as another nail in the coffin of SF as well as a clear sign that nobody gives a flying proverbial about any border poll. The potential for civil war and upsetting the unionists also came up.

I’ve many thoughts (including why Deasy appears to be such a champion for Unionists all of a sudden) but primary amongst them is what do traditional FG and FF voters feel about this? I know Michael Martin is allergic to the north but he is meant to be the leader of the ‘republican party’ right?

FG seemed to have taken a more generous view of a border poll in recent times but will they roll back now?

Like what is the point of FF/FG (I know, I know) if not to stand for bringing a United Ireland into a reality?