Article by Cork Regional President Brendan Dempsey in the Evening Echo Newspaper
Two thousand years ago the Chinese had a very old proverb which said that “even the biggest feast had to end”. So it was with the “Celtic Tiger feast”! It seems that wisdom isn’t on our education curriculum nor is it a concept understood by those who slavishly followed the road of corporate greed. But the State it seems is intent on pumping billions into our banking system to shore up some of the very people who caused our problems.
Who is going to pay for this?
The rest of the population, those who lived their lives honestly, worked hard and did the best they could for their families are being made to pay. Those in need are being forced to pay. The poor will pay as far as this Government is concerned.
The State is once again going to tighten their belts for them. It is a safe bet, sound policy, after all the poor don’t usually shout too much, don’t demonstrate, don’t organise and they represent a high proportion of those who don’t vote, so they don’t count.
Read the Full Article in the Cork Regional pages.