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We’re all in EU together, or are we?
Google (parent company Alphabet) and Facebook are representative of a number of multinationals based in Ireland. We just love them because they employ lots of people who all pay their taxes and PRSI. Unfortunately they tend to crowd around Dublin … Continue reading
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Irish citizens badly served by their Gov’t
People always make money in times of crisis. Some of the world’s most lasting fortunes have been accrued during recessions, depressions and even wars. It is just the way of things. We have seen it again in recent years in … Continue reading
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Rule #1 in politics-Never invade Afganistan.H McMillan 1963
Obviously Tony Blair either wasn’t aware of this or didn’t believe it. Britain invaded, fought in and retreated beaten from Afganistan 4 times in the last 170 years. 1842, 1880, 1919 and most recently 2014 which was in good PR … Continue reading
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The Free Market, the only way to go??
As we know the USA is the bastion and the major promoter of the Free Market, minimum Gov’t interference, minimum regulation (eg. no maternity leave, no legalised annual vacation), low or no minmum wage, minimum taxes, every man for himself … Continue reading
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Objection to Obamacare. Why?
Is it an ideological issue, the withdrawal of the extension of healthcare cover to millions more Americans, or is it something much less complicated? Follow the money usually gives a fair guide as to folks motivation. Obamacare is/was funded by … Continue reading
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What kind of organisation would you like to work in?
What kind of organization would you like to work in? In 1971 John Rawls, USA political philosopher, asked a very simple question; what kind of society would you like to live in? However, what made this one of the most … Continue reading
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Electoral Colleges decide next USA President.
The Electoral College is made up of electors who cast the vote of each state according to which candidate receives the most votes. These electors are usually state official or people deeply involved with the candidates. They cast their vote … Continue reading
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A Winter (& beyond) of discontent in Ireland?
In a developed country the majority of the citizens look to and expect the Gov’t to provide a range of basic services, such as Education, primary, secondary & tertiary, Policing & Prisons, Clean Water & Clean Air, a Road Network, … Continue reading
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Shenanigans at two different Banks
Jose Manuel Barroso, former Portuguese PM, but most of us would have known him as the top dog / EU Commission President from 2004 to 2014. In this period he oversaw and orchestrated the greatest bailout of the banking industry … Continue reading
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