Irish Financial Crisis

[Horsebox]

@glasagusban

@Horsebox[/USER], there was a report by the IMF (the fucking IMF of all places!) recently on how equality in society affects economic growth. It basically made shit of the types of policies that nutjobs like [USER=2272]@TheUlteriorMotive[/USER] and [USER=193]@balbec[/USER] believe in. I was going to post it up and start a thread in relation to it to discuss the general issue of promoting equality in society which in Ireland we have sacrificed at the alter of “the economy”, which is really the exact opposite to what this report concludes is the best approach. Anyway I never did and this thread seemed about the closest thread to relevant to mention it. Thanks for your time [USER=1537]@Horsebox.

Link please, mate.

[glasagusban]

@TreatyStones

Regulate is one of the best songs ever.

As evidenced in the Glas’s top 100 thread.

[glasagusban]

@Horsebox

Link please, mate.

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/a-more-equal-society-will-not-hinder-growth-1.1770291

[balbec]

@glasagusban

@Horsebox[/USER], there was a report by the IMF (the fucking IMF of all places!) recently on how equality in society affects economic growth. It basically made shit of the types of policies that nutjobs like [USER=2272]@TheUlteriorMotive[/USER] and [USER=193]@balbec[/USER] believe in. I was going to post it up and start a thread in relation to it to discuss the general issue of promoting equality in society which in Ireland we have sacrificed at the alter of “the economy”, which is really the exact opposite to what this report concludes is the best approach. Anyway I never did and this thread seemed about the closest thread to relevant to mention it. Thanks for your time [USER=1537]@Horsebox.

Work away. I could do with a laugh. This is the same IMF that have completely underestimated the UK economic recovery?

[glasagusban]

@balbec

Work away. I could do with a laugh. This is the same IMF that have completely underestimated the UK economic recovery?

The same IMF that has been the biggest driver of neo-con principles over the last 30 years that has a terrible record in international development and has now released a report that would have been anathema to their thinking for the majority of their existence, yes.

[balbec]

I am too tired to argue with you Glas.

[Fagan_ODowd]

[ATTACH=full]1205[/ATTACH]

Not what I would have expected to be honest.

[Julio_Geordio]

[QUOTE=“Fagan ODowd, post: 936371, member: 706”][ATTACH=full]1205[/ATTACH]

Not what I would have expected to be honest.[/QUOTE]

I would have imagined the gap to be a lot wider. You’d be a lot better off in Limerick on the €19k than in Dublin on the €21k.

This is total income rather than an average wage so I presume it takes into account all sorts of reprobates

[glasagusban]

@balbec

I am too tired to argue with you Glas.

So I win by default? De-fault de-fault!

Feel better bud.

[balbec]

[QUOTE=“glasagusban, post: 936387, member: 1533”]So I win by default? De-fault de-fault!

Feel better bud.[/QUOTE]
I’ll get my second wind later.

[glasagusban]

@balbec

I’ll get my second wind later.

Don’t worry, @TheUlteriorMotive will along shortly raving that we can’t afford the welfare state and we should shoot the poor, no shortage of wind with him.

[Fagan_ODowd]

[QUOTE=“Julio Geordio, post: 936377, member: 332”]I would have imagined the gap to be a lot wider. You’d be a lot better off in Limerick on the €19k than in Dublin on the €21k.

This is total income rather than an average wage so I presume it takes into account all sorts of reprobates[/QUOTE]
Houses are so cheap in Waterford you could have a grand disposable income off a relatively low wage.

[Horsebox]

Very little information on this thread so far. @Fagan ODowd please pick one of the topics and give me your version of events.

[artfoley]

[QUOTE=“glasagusban, post: 936387, member: 1533”]So I win by default? De-fault de-fault!

Feel better bud.[/QUOTE]

Pity the gimps in the dail didnt try that lone

[Piles_Hussain]

@glasagusban

The same IMF that has been the biggest driver of neo-con principles over the last 30 years that has a terrible record in international development and has now released a report that would have been anathema to their thinking for the majority of their existence, yes.

Romantic university of Chicago is dead and gone,
It’s with Friedman in the grave.

[The_Most_Infamous]

Economics is worse then the City of Culture for Complete Bollix

[Horsebox]

Fucking useless.

[Midshipman_Asha]

Do you have an essay due or something?

[balbec]

@glasagusban

The same IMF that has been the biggest driver of neo-con principles over the last 30 years that has a terrible record in international development and has now released a report that would have been anathema to their thinking for the majority of their existence, yes.

You haven’t read the report. Only an article about it.