Joseph Stiglitz says bleak prospect for Ireland

leincar

Joseph Stiglitz is yet another in a long line of Economists and Commentators who thinks we are nearing end game.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-11/stiglitz-says-ireland-has-bleak-prospect-of-cutting-deficit-saving-banks.html

Sand

Brian Lenihan doesnt accept that.

charlemont

Brian Lenihans opinion at this stage shouldn't matter..

Mister men

It's okay Joseph we have turned the corner.

Liam Byrne

Sand wrote: »

Brian Lenihan doesnt accept that.

That makes Stiglitz 100% credible in my book.

Amhran Nua

He's not pulling any punches there - points the finger directly at Fianna Fáil, no ifs, ands or buts about it. This is the nobel laureate who formerly called NAMA "criminal", so we should probably listen to what he has to say...

Poly

Very sobering, I doubt we'll see Pravda RTE covering this.

sollar

Thats about the 5th or 6th heavyweight economist i've seen in recent times saying the ireland is on the wrong track..... but Mr country solicitor and Mr barrister know better eh??

edanto

Funny thing about corners, ya just can't see what's around them.

Of course if you just listen to people that are warning you about the cliff you're about to walk off....

Dannyboy83

sollar wrote: »

Thats about the 5th or 6th heavyweight economist i've seen in recent times saying the ireland is on the wrong track..... but Mr country solicitor and Mr barrister know better eh??

Sher even Gabriel fecking Byrne was saying we need a GE to fill the leadership void and he hasn't lived here in donkeys years unless I'm mistaken
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gabriel-byrne-calls-for-new-leader-to-fill-vacuum-2412565.html :pac:

danbohan

sollar wrote: »

Thats about the 5th or 6th heavyweight economist i've seen in recent times saying the ireland is on the wrong track..... but Mr country solicitor and Mr barrister know better eh??

very true , one wonders if any country in history has had such blithering idiots in charge at a time of national crisis .

Inquitus

danbohan wrote: »

very true , one wonders if any country in history has had such blithering idiots in charge at a time of national crisis .

One also wonders if any country in history had equally as bad a bunch of blithering idiots in opposition at a time of national crisis.