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17,000 job cuts proposed... Does this sound like insanity to anyone else?

hatrickpatrick · 2009-07-16 20:23:08

Seriously... I accept we need to save public money, but more unemployment? Nice way to prolong the vicious cycle of falling profits for companies = more redundancies to break even... Those 17,000 people will take more money out of circulation and add a further strain to the social welfare bill. Whatever we do to fix our…

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#252 27-07-2009 2:10pm

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Yes and we will in all probability be given a Labour Fine Gael coalition the next time with X% of the vote representing opposing ideologies. Left and centre right. Amazing how all these ideological beliefs can be set aside to get 'power'. Fianna Fail did facilitate our current mess but can you imagine a left/centre right government doing anything differently?
On their current form they won't stand behind any cut backs. I view this as spineless. They do it because they believe supporting cut backs could jeopardise votes. Greedy self serving pigs, a clear example of party before country.
This is why I believe the only way to enact change is when they come to your doorstep or any time this issue comes up we must all demand that they clarify their positions and tell them clearly that they are avoiding the truth, are lying etc and tell them 'you do not have my vote, whats more I'm going to tell all my mates not to vote for you either'.
It is incredible that Labour won't rule out going into Government with Fianna Fail yet criticise them every day. That is hypocracy, why are they allowed do this? Even more, why does he (Gilomore) think it is acceptable. For me it appears labour will stand for election on principals they will promise to the electorate and as soon as they are elected will abondon for some sort of deal(spinned for the media) with either FF or FG. What an insult to the people who voted for Labour. I just cannot get over the ruthless spinelessness and the calculated disdain for the electorate in this approach. All in the pursuit of power.

This will have the added effect of neutralising any serious opposition in Dail Eireann as the opposition typically FF or FG have little or now ideological differences.

In answer to your post though, it is just another problem with our system that needs to be fixed. The only way they'll do that is if we the electorate demand it.

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