Vulture funds: Fine Gael guility of ‘cynical politics’
10 Sep
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Vulture funds: Fine Gael guility of ‘cynical politics’

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Politics tamfitronics Sinn Féin has accused the Government of “cynical politics” as it openly debates whether to to increase stamp duty on Vulture Funds in the budget.Taoiseach Simon Harris has denied a U-turn over the plan, inisting a review was already underway.Junior Finance Minister Neal Richmond called at the weekend for the tax to be doubled, while Tánaiste Micheál Martin has urged caution.Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty said taxes on vulture funds should have been increased years ago.“Both the Taoiseach, Neale Richmond and all of the Fine Gael backbenchers and frontbenchers - along with Fianna Fáil and the Green Party - voted against our motion earlier this year to increase stamp duty on vulture funds so that they would stop buying up homes from under the feet of first time buyers,” he said.“So, we take this...
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Politics and Relationships: How to Navigate Different Opinions, According to Experts
10 Sep
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Politics and Relationships: How to Navigate Different Opinions, According to Experts

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Politics tamfitronics You know the feeling: you're tapping through Instagram Stories when you land on a coworker's fiery political rant — one you wish you hadn't seen. You're in a long-standing text chat with your closest friends when someone shares a funny election meme. A minute later, another friend leaves the group without warning. You're swiping through a dating app when you spot an intriguing suitor. After a night of virtual flirting, you find yourself crushing by the glow of your phone screen — until they drop a bomb that explodes in your head. How could you possibly date someone who voted on that side? And, as the holidays approach, you're looking forward to your mom's delicious Thanksgiving spread, yet you cringe at the thought of what might come up over the family dinner table.In...
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Politics of stopgap spending
10 Sep
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Politics of stopgap spending

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In election year, climate faith leaders urge voters to make environment a priority
10 Sep
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In election year, climate faith leaders urge voters to make environment a priority

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Politics tamfitronics (RNS) — Only about 4 in 10 American voters say global warming will be “very important” when they vote for president in November, according to the Yale Center for Climate Change Communication. But while polls show voters are concerned with other issues, such as inflation and immigration, the environment continues to be a top concern for voters, especially younger ones, and crosses lines of faith and politics in ways that other issues don’t.“I think young people just want the issues that we care about, like our communities, our economy and jobs and God’s creation, to be taken seriously,” said Tori Goebel, the spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action, founded in 2012.Goebel’s organization doesn’t endorse candidates and instead works to provoke more candid discussion on the topic. “We just want young people to...
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