I am convinced that Ireland is in Serious trouble

yipeeeee wrote: »

You keep negative I'll keep positive, as is most of the country at the moment.

There is a good feeling apart from the minority who will never be happy.

Im done now, sleep time so I can get up, earn some money and enjoy Ireland on the road to recovery.

It's a great feeling.

You're talking shit.

Some of us are living beyond our means.

How are the Chavret shirts holding up these days CJ?

blackbird 49 wrote: »

I know someone that works in social welfare and she said it's an employers market and a lot are exploiting people but still clever enough to keep within the law.

It's disappointing that such a complex issue is crystallised into a short and single sentence - impression given that the bulk of employers are 'at' it.

Consider the following:-
(1) the bulk of employers/businesses have been 'put to the pin of their collar' to stay in business since circa 2008/9. Those that stayed in business did so by reducing costs including labour costs , leave staff go, etc,- had to be done as sales fell.

(2) the alternative to 1 above was to close the business down and let all staff go.

(3) I found the German business sector/trade unions response to the downturn of great interest. Both sides agreed to the principal that staff would go from a five day to a three or four day week- with a pro rata reduction in wage - so that less staff , if any, would have to be let go. This idea was never on the Irish agenda. I often wondered why?

(4). 'Slavery' is a word that is frequently thrown out there but, I assume, that there is no definition for it in the context within which Blackbird used it. So if an employee/job bridges finds their position to be ' pure slavery' , they can always leave.

(5) attitude towards work is a personal choice. You are back to the glass half full or half empty orientation. Some see work- even on low pay- as a stepping stone to 'greater things' ; it's a reason to get out of bed ; provides a greater opportunity to mix with people which is very important to a lot of people; good for your self confidence ; experience/ skills enhanced - including teamwork, ability to work independently;timekeeping, take and carry out instructions, etc; CV looks better.

So, in summary, be careful 'what you wish for' as I would suspect that a lot of people which you would include in your 'slavery' category may not be seen as such by them. Of course we would all like more wages, shorter working week , better conditions, easier work, less commuting time, etc But the economy was recently in a very bad place, is slowly but clearly pulling out of it and the population - including employees/employers - is a core part of this and as it gets better there will hopefully will be less slavery as 'defined' by Blackbird

6541 wrote: »

Report today the Economy is unbalanced and Irish Water will not be able to borrow on the Markets. We are in the Poop folks !

What does a balanced economy look like?

The only people ignoring things are FG mouthpieces like you.

It's very simple...until the population at large start to actually see a positive upturn in the country's fortunes, all the flag waving by people like yourself amounts to naught but guff.

And at present, that positive upturn is not happening.

Anecdotal evidence is a measure of what's happening in people's lives.

Yeh sure.

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Makey-uppy happy clappy shite talk is no comfort to people when they've been let from their jobs.