24 y.o. Teacher spends E300k on house, blames Minister that she's broke

[HanleyS]

Newsflash dawhling, it's not the ministers fault that you spent over 7.5 times your gross earnings on a house aged 24. Suck it up.
Angry delegate tells minister she's left with just €94 per week - Latest News, Education - Independent.ie

[youngdan]

Whats the problem, she is a language teacher not an economics teacher.

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Anybody who believed the hype about FF's property bubble deserves what they get.

[TimBuckII]

I heard a teacher on the radio say they spent three years at college and deserve a decent wage for this. Where does this frame of mind come from? I know many who spent three years earning buttons on building sites working five days a week, twelve months a year, and are now jobless. I know where I would rather have spent my time.

[robert151410]

The sense of entitlement of these whining teachers reaches new heights everyday.

[DerekOwens]

Ah, a bit of compassion! Like many people, this woman was sold (and bought) the myth that property was an asset value that just couldn't go down, and that the good times will last forever. Her lack of economic sophistication doesn't make her undeserving of any sympathy.

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How many months paid holidays do these drunken clowns get?

[HanleyS]

Ah, a bit of compassion! Like many people, this woman was sold (and bought) the myth that property was an asset value that just couldn't go down, and that the good times will last forever. Her lack of economic sophistication doesn't make her undeserving of any sympathy.

I can imagine what my boss would say to me if I bawled him out in public for not bailing me out of my gambling debts. P45 time.

[robert151410]

She has gone bawling the minister out of it in public about her self-inflicted destitution. What does she want the minister to do? Bring her back in time and throw a bucket of cold water over her?

The problem now is that the bailout culture has been extablished. It is extremely corrosive.

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The problem now is that the bailout culture has been extablished. It is extremely corrosive.

This is a fair point, the banks + developers got bailed out on their fluck ups.