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What Does Bertie Have To Do To Lose Popularity???

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    #32
    Daithinski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 279 ✭✭Daithinski


    radioman wrote: »
    ...The majority of people in the country believe Fianna Fáil would lead the country best. Deal with it.

    That quote should be in past tense. Believed. They don't still believe.

    And unfortunately we will be dealing with it. We are/will be the ones losing jobs, homes and our standard of living.


    The FF pigs who were the ones in charge when this shambles was created and nurtured can relax.

    They will not be suffering the losses that the general public will be, as they still have their well paying cushy job with all the perks that go with it.

    They are useless scummers who should all be beaten with a stick (especially that kn0b end Bertie) and then banished to some desolate island to think about what they have done.


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    #33
    Pride Fighter
    Registered Users Posts: 5,729 ✭✭✭Pride Fighter


    cm2000 wrote: »
    Are people here really under the impression that without the financial crisis we'd be in this mess.


    It was FF incompetent policies that led us into the mess. The economy relying on a property bubble is what got us into this mess. Bertie is a creep, knew this mess was coming and jumped ship so he could be considered a great lad.


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    #34
    cm2000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 384 ✭✭cm2000


    Pride Fighter wrote: »
    It was FF incompetent policies that led us into the mess. The economy relying on a property bubble is what got us into this mess. Bertie is a creep, knew this mess was coming and jumped ship so he could be considered a great lad.

    and it was the incompetent British, German, French, central European, eastern European, Japanese, American, Central American, South American???????


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    #35
    Dannyboy83
    Registered Users Posts: 4,236 ✭✭✭Dannyboy83


    cm2000 wrote: »
    you knew that there was going to be the greatest financial crisis since the 1920's??? Well done man.
    No, I had no idea of that.
    But the impact of that, while to no degree miniscule, is not the core issue.
    China is still expecting growth of 8%, Russia 4% and India 2%

    Their countries, while suffering, are being competently managed.
    Ours is not.

    Therefore a global crisis such as we have, is only amplified in intensity throughout this crisis.

    Don't forget, we entered the crisis, with *on paper* one of the strongest position in Europe, among the lowest unemployment in Europe and one of the lowest national debts in Europe.

    Why didn't we clear all our debt and store reserves like Russia and China?
    Why is there still no reform?
    Why are we strangling the economy with poor taxation?
    Why are the banks still not honouring their responsibilities, after the taxpayer has saved them from complete catastrophe?

    The incompetence of this government in every aspect is what has made this crisis so much worse for Ireland than any other country in a similar position.
    Are people here really under the impression that without the financial crisis we'd be in this mess. The Brits are the same. The Tory pary are 20% higher than labor in polls over there.

    Of course we would be in trouble, but not in a mess.
    There is talk of the IMF and EU bailouts.

    I haven't heard that mentioned in the UK, despite a similar failure by their regulators.

    We were aware of our main vulnerabilities.
    They are outlined above by Aine.
    There was no action to close the vulnerability.
    There still isn't.

    The other vulnerability of which we weren't aware, that of the complete breakdown of the regulations, happened on FFs watch.
    And nobody was reprimanded, and it appears nobody will be.


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    #36
    Pride Fighter
    Registered Users Posts: 5,729 ✭✭✭Pride Fighter


    cm2000 wrote: »
    and it was the incompetent British, German, French, central European, eastern European, Japanese, American, Central American, South American???????

    What is wrong with Germany?? They are experiencing a slight downturn atm. Mainly because there is less people buying things. Germany's economy is slowing at a rate of -2% this year as a result of lower consumer demand. As they did not have an incompetent shower in FF in office they are going to GROW economically next year. If Ireland was not reliant on incompetent FF policies like the housing boom and deregulation of the banks we would not be receding at a rate of knots, 7% this year, we would be receding because of the global downturn, but not at a rate of 7% (conervative estimate for this year) and have 10.4% unemployed, the figures at the moment.


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    #37
    Dannyboy83
    Registered Users Posts: 4,236 ✭✭✭Dannyboy83


    Pride Fighter wrote: »
    What is wrong with Germany?? They are experiencing a slight downturn atm. Mainly because there is less people buying things. Germany's economy is slowing at a rate of -2% this year as a result of lower consumer demand. As they did not have an incompetent shower in FF in office they are going to GROW economically next year. If Ireland was not reliant on incompetent FF policies like the housing boom and deregulation of the banks we would not be receding at a rate of knots, 7% this year, we would be receding because of the global downturn, but not at a rate of 7% (conervative estimate for this year) and have 10.4% unemployed, the figures at the moment.

    http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13059781

    And even worse in 2010, according to that at least.


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