Labour to protect the insiders, feck the unemployed?

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The Indo report that Eamon Gilmore has ruled out cuts in pay for those with the safest jobs in the country – he will however save money by cutting €750 million from Capital Spending (that’s spending on infrastructure such as school buildings, roads, hospitals etc).

So there you have it, priorities clear as day – protect incumbent well-paid workers with safe jobs, cut spending that would create jobs. Feck the unemployed!

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