22/10/08 12:33 Filed in:
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Watching the news last night I was very
impressed how Age Action Ireland spoke out
against the crazy government budget decision
about Medical Cards, (Ireland October 2008), in a
meeting in a church in Dublin. They voiced the
frustration and anger felt against a political
system which has for a long time now been
completely out of touch with the ordinary people
in the street.
I think anger about the budget is only the tip of
the iceberg. To bail out banks is perpetuating a
system built on greed and deception. The banks
fuelled a sizeable sector of the community in
Ireland, who road the crest of this wave until it
crashed and devastated a lot of the Irish
community. In trying to revive a sick system our
Government is trying to rally the surfers for yet
another go at this sick game.
For years now, like so many others, I have
experienced the rampant endless hike in prices,
the ever growing EU driven paperwork, the
incompetence and indifference of bureaucrats and
local authorities. In the media the Sunday
supplements and articles celebrating the 'never,
never' world of endless credit in the form of
second homes, fitted kitchens and exotic
holidays, facials and fast cars in a 60 mile and
hour limit country, all washed down with
expensive highly taxed wine!
Surprise at the recession, the greed driven
excesses of banks and financial institutes laid
bare and the attempted resuscitation of
institutes that should be allowed to die?
What surprise!
And there's a lot more manure coming down the
pike!
Tags: Action
