The people of Ireland are owed shares of Aer Lingus

4 Responses to The people of Ireland are owed shares of Aer Lingus

1. Seamus Ryan says:

   August 29, 2006 at 9:50 pm

   I agree with you on this one. I made the same point when Eircom was being sold off. In fact I felt a bit insulted that I was being asked to buy shares in something that I believed that I already owned but then again I am not surprised that people jumped in with both feet.
2. simon says:

   August 30, 2006 at 12:31 am

   Did I write a reply to this already. Anyway it is good that it is being sold. I have written about it a few times already so really to late to get in to it all.
3. Larkin Cunningham says:

   August 31, 2006 at 1:10 pm

   I think the argument to the contrary might be that the government’s dividend from their share can be used to pay for public services, which *should* mean they need to take less tax from us. And if they sell more of their share in the future, then the same can be done with that.

   Of course the reality is that what they make out of aer lingus is more likely to go and pay for the employees’ pensions and other public sector pay increases…
4. cp says:

   August 31, 2006 at 3:43 pm

   not likely ever to happen – they are slated for another payrise in october – having only come back from their 3 month recess last week !