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[quote author=MarkC link=topic=17731.msg216941#msg216941 date=1252084524]
I will be voting no, i heard from someone that said if the lisbon treaty goes through the minimum wage will be 1.84 per hour
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i heard that as well so its a big NO from me
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to be fair that was merely a statement on a "vote no" poster which was followed by a question mark. heard a debate about it on the radio the other day and it said that was merely a possibility to have minimum wage at 1.84, but who's to say Lenihan wouldnt do the same anyway because theres nothing to suggest any outside powers will have any influence on our wage rates.
If it was in Irelands better interest to vote no, surely one of the political parties would be shouting for it. Fine Gael and Labour are out to hang Cowen at every corner but on this subject, they seem to be standing together.
I've heard no logical reason to vote no yet. But Europe has benefitted Ireland greatly since we joined, giving Irish farmers a more open market to sell into and how much European support have we recieved in funding. I'm not into politics nor do i support any political party, but I feel that from what i've heard I think it would be better to support a yes vote.