70.5 Billion. What it could be used for

paulocon

Just saw this posted on facebook re 70.5 billion and what could be done with it..

http://www.brokenirishbanks.com/

Could build 108 new children's hospitals or 23,500 new primary schools. Amazing really.

So, what would your suggestions be on how to spend 70.5 Billion?

EverEvolving

Roof the country?

Or give us all 14 million each

Ruu_Old

You know what, I think e-voting machines would be a great idea.


>_>

Trampas

pay rises for public sector

sonic85

buy rte and show porn 24/7

paulocon

EverEvolving wrote: »

Roof the country?

Or give us all 14 million each

Probably the best idea ever. Could spend whatever was left on an elaborate sprinkler system (EU funded) to ensure crops etc. flourish.

Lando Griffin

Loan it out to some bankrupt country like Portugal at 8% interest.

Spunge

Whoa, children's hospitals are expensive.

pebbles21

70.5 billion times to try and win the lotto!

ctrl-alt-delete

Lando Griffin wrote: »

Loan it out to some bankrupt country like Portugal at 8% interest.

I hope you are a TD!

starbelgrade

I'd invest in in a space program for Ireland, then build a rocket & send Fianna Fail, the Green Party & Mary Harney to the moon.

The Pontiac

Ireland is in debt to the tune of €200bn.

The €70bn bank debt is actually closer to €100bn. Then add on the sovereign debt and we're close to €200bn.

Pretty sad really.

ctrl-alt-delete

starbelgrade wrote: »

I'd invest in in a space program for Ireland, then build a rocket & send Fianna Fail, the Green Party & Mary Harney to the moon.

You mean send Fianna Fail and the Green party to Mary Harney?

Chaotic_Forces

My name is Mr. Snrub (yes, that will do) and I come from some place far away. I think we should invest the money back in the banks!

TeddyTedson

I think we know that the money they threw in to hospitals was money down the drain, I don't know how they're going to sort that out. I've waited 10 hours in Tallaght before being seen to:mad: What's worse is that there was a really sick old man on a drip kind of machine waiting also before I got there. He was still waiting when I finally got to leave after 4am:mad::mad::mad:
If any of the politicians parents had to go through something like that (you'd imagine surely they have though) I'm sure they'd get the finger out and really really try to sort them out.

But 70Billin, I suppose look after the least well off first and work up from there...

Mr.Crinklewood

I`d sign Darron Gibson.

jd007

starbelgrade wrote: »

I'd invest in in a space program for Ireland, then build a rocket & send Fianna Fail, the Green Party & Mary Harney to the moon.

You'd need a pretty powerful rocket for Mary Harney tbh :pac:

pa990

we could bail out the banks.... hang on .. someone already beat me to it

Kaneda_

Build a giant chocolate button in the middle of the country.

ctrl-alt-delete

Kaneda_ wrote: »

Build a giant chocolate button in the middle of the country.

This could be amalgamated with the roof idea,

then if it rained at least it would rain chocolate!

Ian Beale

An aircraft carrier, may as well go big.

ScumLord

This is like bill time at a steak and cider house restaurant only we're all vegetarian non drinkers. We only had a carrot yet we've to chip in for the half a cow fat cheeks and each of his friends bought.

Was there ever this amount of money in the country?

My name is URL

They could have fixed a lot of roads with that.

rockmongrel

Take the country out on a massive night out.

paulocon

rockmongrel wrote: »

Take the country out on a massive night out.

Who'd pay for the clean-up? The IMF?

ball

Buy one of those guitars that are like, two guitars

Pauleta

Create the biggest, cheapest Heroin and Cocaine industries in the world and export them around the world. We would have the money back in a year. Also put development into new more addictive drugs.

Chaotic_Forces

ball wrote: »

Buy one of those guitars that are like, two guitars

DOUBLE not two. Butchering a classic quote.
Although I think we should block out the sun so we can see it set at three PM.

My name is URL

ArtyM

Really?!!!
You just saw this posted on facebook?!!!
Really?!!!!
Strange how the domain is registered to a Paul O' Connor and your username is paulocon.
Domain was registered on 1 April 2011.
You hoping for Google Ad clicks or what?

squod

*Buy another country, Somalia maybe.
*Find everyone who voted FG or FF and deport them there.
*Open another bank with the left overs.
*Declare a tax haven
*Profit

Chaotic_Forces

ArtyM wrote: »

Really?!!!
You just saw this posted on facebook?!!!
Really?!!!!
Strange how the domain is registered to a Paul O' Connor and your username is paulocon.
Domain was registered on 1 April 2011.
You hoping for Google Ad clicks or what?

Really. :cool:

kippy

sonic85 wrote: »

buy rte and show porn 24/7

To cater for the audience that has never heard of the Internet or indeed the portion of the audience that doesnt realise we already "own" RTE .....

PeterIanStaker

starbelgrade wrote: »

I'd invest in in a space program for Ireland, then build a rocket & send Fianna Fail, the Green Party & Mary Harney to the moon.

Surely it would be cheaper just to shoot them? Besides there isn't a rocket in existence that could handle a payload the size of Harney.

You'd have Scotty in the engine room going "Cap'n! Ah'm givin the Warp engines full throttle, bu' we cannae break orbit with this weight!! "

Pauleta

ArtyM wrote: »

Really?!!!
You just saw this posted on facebook?!!!
Really?!!!!
Strange how the domain is registered to a Paul O' Connor and your username is paulocon.
Domain was registered on 1 April 2011.
You hoping for Google Ad clicks or what?

If he is living in Ireland then get clicking. Its good for the economy

kippy

Missed the last few posts - shillfest indeed.

bonzodog2

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

You mean send Fianna Fail and the Green party to Mary Harney?

They'd have a nice soft landing ! But they might bounce off and hurt themselves and sue for personal injuries. Hmmm, tricky call there.

paulocon

ArtyM wrote: »

Really?!!!
You just saw this posted on facebook?!!!
Really?!!!!
Strange how the domain is registered to a Paul O' Connor and your username is paulocon.
Domain was registered on 1 April 2011.
You hoping for Google Ad clicks or what?

I'll clarify that for you.

I saw it on facebook yesterday or Friday (think it was on Prime time during the week). Stuck the text into an image and stuck it up on that domain (which i bought).

Cost of domain: $12 (i.e. next to nothing)
Cost of hosting: nothing - stuck it on my own server
Money from Adsense: pennies if any at all.


Is that ok with you? I'll delete the post if it annoys you that much.

Mate had it on facebook (in text format) and thought it was very interesting.

Chaotic_Forces

paulocon wrote: »

I'll clarify that for you.

I saw it on facebook yesterday or Friday (think it was on Prime time during the week). Stuck the text into an image and stuck it up on that domain (which i bought).

Cost of domain: $12 (i.e. next to nothing)
Cost of hosting: nothing - stuck it on my own server
Money from Adsense: pennies if any at all.


Is that ok with you? I'll delete the post if it annoys you that much.

Mate had it on facebook (in text format) and thought it was very interesting.

Look, just fu*king pay us back the 70 billion you stole and we'll call it even. :pac:

Mint Sauce

A peice of the moon

Lando Griffin wrote: »

Loan it out to some bankrupt country like Portugal at 8% interest.

We cant pay back the UK or the IMF, you really think Portugal wont default as well.

My name is URL

ArtyM wrote: »

Really?!!!
You just saw this posted on facebook?!!!
Really?!!!!
Strange how the domain is registered to a Paul O' Connor and your username is paulocon.
Domain was registered on 1 April 2011.
You hoping for Google Ad clicks or what?

Yeah.. how dare anyone post original content in this forum!

ScumLord

paulocon wrote: »

Money from Adsense: pennies if any at all.

LIES! They pay out in Euros and cents! I want my 46c back I know your all flush with google money.

Pauleta

squod wrote: »

*Buy another country, Somalia maybe.
*Find everyone who voted FG or FF and deport them there.
*Open another bank with the left overs.
*Declare a tax haven
*Profit

Good idea and we can use it as a puppet state for our Drugs industry and arms dealing. We can also hire the people of Somalia to invade Saudi Arabia and take their oil.

Mr. CooL ICE

Coke and hookers for all!

Lord Trollington

<Ollie> wrote: »

Ireland is in debt to the tune of €200bn.

The €70bn bank debt is actually closer to €100bn. Then add on the sovereign debt and we're close to €200bn.

Pretty sad really.

Could someone please explain to me in simple terms how a country with a population of 4mill be in debt to the tune of 200billion?

squod

whycliff wrote: »

Could someone please explain to me in simple terms how a country with a population of 4mill be in debt to the tune of 200billion?

Because it was nothing to do with us. The banks were offering such low interest in their loans that many decided to borrow at those rates and gamble on derivatives and property speculation/development etc.

Just because the banks had the word ''Irish'' in them doesn't mean the customers are Irish.

kippy

whycliff wrote: »

Could someone please explain to me in simple terms how a country with a population of 4mill be in debt to the tune of 200billion?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932011_Irish_financial_crisis

squod

kippy wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932011_Irish_financial_crisis

I wouldn't rely on that for an explanation TBH. Reads like something from RTE news.

theavenger

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Howgul Abul Arhu

I'd try this a few times

kippy

squod wrote: »

I wouldn't rely on that for an explanation TBH. Reads like something from RTE news.

It's a wikipedia article - it's in laymans terms with some background information there if required.
I wouldnt be relying on it for critical information either.........

squod

Ian Beale wrote: »

An aircraft carrier, may as well go big.

PHOTO

Designers of the yacht inspired streets of Monaco.
According to the project design should be to recreate a small part of the principality of Monaco.
It is unlikely that such a yacht sometime appear in real life, but it looks very impressive.

Great idea.