A global recession is on the horizon - please read OP for mod warning

security of accommodation is one of the most critical of needs, without which, humans simply cannot function, but modern society has turned our property markets into a giant casino, whereby only a small percentage actually truly gain from the speculation of these critical markets, hence why we are where we are! its now collapsing, i.e. we re now no longer capable of providing this critical need to a rapidly growing number of people, so…..

over the past few decades, the cost of property has escalated rapidly due to this speculative approach, to the point, income has completely decoupled from the value of property, hence why…..

…oh and our governments have done everything in their abilities to encourage and facilitate this outcome, and still are!

Alright hun?

We even saved and made the reckless developers richer within NAMA. They couldn't lose. They were paid to be insolvent. NAMA was also a great club for rich people to buy "distressed" assets at knock down prices. We have no idea.

You could run for the Dail on the "exterminate the elderly" ticket.

Trump doesn't look to be helping the rich or the poor, or anyone in between.

We are potentially talking about the end of globalisation.

Is this more important than sport?

All day Saturday, the main item on RTE news bulletins was the funeral of a GAA person.

I find this unbelievable.

History is gonna be made today if we have (premarket is in meltdown) a third day of 4% losses on S&P

MAGA Red Monday

Looks like we heading for another wipeout seeing how Asian and European markets already reacted

Last seen during Great Depression

Ass others pointed out its the end of the US being involved in or having control over globalisation, even if he rows back on all of this today, which he wont, everyone is just going to start doing business around them as they are now agreed to be too untrustworthy and unreliable. They have lost their position at the head of the table and I doubt they will ever be able to get it back.

One could say they don’t hold all the cards?

I’ll get my coat

Its a bad time to sink 50 million into a whiskey distillery in Kildare.

Just ask Bono.

….again, the wealthy not only can be asset rich, but liquid/cash rich, this means during downturns, they tend to rock up and use their cash to purchase even more assets, yes, they are currently losing an astonishing amount of perceived wealth from the valuation of their assets, but they know, when the dust settles, they can go on a big asset shopping spree, on the cheap, so is he helping the rich, including himself, you bet yea!

…then theres the not so rich, i.e. average mary and joe, do you think theyre in such a privileged position in a downturn!

my sentiment on him being a moron is based on the fact, hes actually severely emotionally stunted, hes claiming that hes helping those that have been significantly negatively impacted from these rising wealth inequalities, but the reality is, hes doing the exact opposite, and he simply doesnt care, hence this severe emotional stunting. hes clearly seriously unemphatic towards his base, he has never truly experienced a complete lose of ability to financially support himself and his family, a common problem for his base, i.e. he has no idea what its like to simply lose everything, yes hes bankrupt many businesses, but hes never been completely broke, and no ability to provide himself with his most critical of needs, and never will, due to his overall accumulation of wealth.

…again, he will not be severely negatively impacted from his current decisions, but many, if not, most of his base will be, many are gonna lose their jobs and businesses, many will lose their accumulated assets, homes etc, but trump, he ll do just fine, he will ride off into the sunset, and be just absolutely fine!

…so in my opinion, yes, hes a severely ignorant and selfish moron!

i have autism myself, and i know plenty of folks with the disorder that are the complete opposite to this, and i am myself, most people with the disorder are in fact highly empathic! trump more than likely has a cluster b personality disorder, and theres also a very good chance musk has to!

Lol, absolutely, I can't see how anyone would argue against that. I would probably describe him as worse. I disagree with the casual use of discriminatory language to describe him however. What are your thoughts on discriminatory language being used to describe people in a demeaning fashion?