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Hi Max,

think you might enjoy / find use for this from Ireland’s Finance Minister Michael Noonan – from today’s Irish Examiner newspaper
- the irony being that the minister and his predecessor have taken thousands of euro off people’s income in Income levies, tax increases and have also cut welfare, pensions and increased a new Universal Social Charge with threats of water charges, sewerage charges and more. The minister also urged people to wear T-shirts saying “Ireland is not Greece” (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-23/noonan-says-may-print-ireland-not-greece-portugal-t-shirts.html)

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/noonan-calls-on-shoppers-to-save-economy-158880.html

Regards

John

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