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    Il dipartimento era preoccupato di chiamare le persone “imbroglioni” nella controversa campagna pubblicitaria sul welfare

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    1. MainNewspaper897 on

      This is from 2017. A question from Ask Ireland prompted me to to remember the fear and hate campaign that Varadkar pushed. Too many people believed the propaganda. It was all orchestrated to create shame and embarrassment for job seekers. Also, for people not to challenge the government but for people to blame and report their fellow citizens. Many reports were malicious

    2. 5u114 on

      The worst thing about it was the sheer lopsided nature of singling out plebs fiddling the dole, and turning a blind eye to their capitalist bedfellows who are fiddling the tax man on a daily basis to the collective tune of millions & billions.

      Like, how’s about a “dodgy bike shed budgets cheats cheat us all” poster ? Or maybe one that says “extreme children’s hospital overspend cheats cheat us all” ?

      Not relevant at the time but you get the idea.

      If you’re going to take a tactic like this, you can’t just single out the unwashed and say nottin’ about your pals in the golf club. People aren’t stupid.

    3. MountMisery1952 on

      Didn’t someone say that whole campaign cost more than the actual sum of money that was being cheated or something 

    4. Leavser1 on

      Why would there be concerns about calling dole cheats cheats? Makes no sense

    6. elfy4eva on

      It was a disgusting campaign. A little crusade for Leo Varadkar to show his contempt for welfare recipients, and turn neighbors on each other .

      This type of mentality always rears its head during downturns, when unemployment is high. And it’s bollocks, proved by the population swiftly reaching full employment when recovery actually provides opportunities across the board.

    8. Tony_Meatballs_00 on

      One of the ugliest moments in recent years

      Leo and those like him positively drip contempt for the poors and one can only imagine how they’d behave if they thought they could get away with it

    9. Few_Historian183 on

      “Freeloaders” wouldn’t have fit on the poster. “Leeches” would have, though

    10. Alastor001 on

      We really should go back in time of calling things as they are. No sugar coating. No PC bs. No caring about feelings, just cold facts.

    11. sureyouknowurself on

      Why would anyone be offended by that unless they are cheating?

    12. Key_Duck_6293 on

      Of course the workers in the department knew better than Varadkars six figure salary advisors who live a life completely insulated from people who are struggling financially

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