Dear Irish Friends

Dear Irish Friends,

I spent not much more than two years altogether in Dublin, and I may not be right, but my picture of you is a very independent, sovereign nation who fought for ages till you have at last reached this state. Soon after that you joined the EU and gave up your currency, but at that time no one saw the big picture.

NOW it is different. < This pissed off journalist is a good example.

Again, I may not be right as I only learned economics on a small scale, but I think austerity is brought forward by the rich who insist on keeping their wealth instead of taking up the burden of social awareness. They rather have us - small, decent working folks - pay in various forms of taxes for their mistakes. In the meantime they don't give a fuck about if the public health-, education-, social system is collapsing around us, as they will always have OUR money to spend in private clinics, pay for the posh private schools, etc.

Sustainable growth is possible, as well as creating jobs. 

Why not taxing the banks more, and put that money into funds that help smaller organic farms that need a lot of manual work, or pay for the education of more social workers and nurses? Sounds so simple to me, so either I am really really dumb, or something is rotten inside the current system.

Please show the rest of Europe that you are strong in your need of sovereignity, and FREEDOM.

Some quotes supporting my simple thoughts:

"It appears [...] we have that most of the Anglo bondholders are wealthy asset managers and banks, including Rothschilds, Goldman Sachs and Barclays,  whose very business it was to know what was going on at the bank.  We need to know how many of them are shareholders of the ECB and the nature of their relationship with the IMF.

Unless there is a write-down of bondholder debt, it will force us to default on non-negotiable democratic priorities – education, hospitals, care of our elderly etc."

/Rosie Cargin/

"It is logically impossible to reduce debt by taking on new debt. Some call for investment and a return to growth to outgrow the debt and to create jobs.  The calling for growth in itself is a questionable proposal unless we qualify in which direction this growth will take us.
Growth can be both positive or destructive. The same goes for calling for investment. Investment in what? Creating things we do not need and that make us sick? Creating jobs, yes, but to produce what?  There is a possibility of  20,000 jobs in sustainable agriculture and forestry alone. Why do we not go for it?  
We need to create a society where the needs of the vast majority of people are again the focus, needs not defined by consumerism but real needs like food, shelter, healthcare, real education, repair and preservation of our environment and ample opportunity and time for individuals to participate in the running of their community and their country."

/R. Teichmann/