Will The EU help a State with the worlds highest paid politicians?

[kellsangel]

Will The EU help a State with the worlds highest paid politicians?


We need to send someone over to Europe to ask them to go guarantor for our loans.

Would they help us while we have such highly paid and numerous politicians?

If they want Lisbon ask them for a demonstration of EU cohesion.


Economic union means nothing unless there is a greater political commitment even to a prodigal son.

I suppose they might want to see our prodigal sons out of government first.

Still no sign of them becoming prodical son (Cowen et al)

[Limerick Lad]

Should TDs be given extra remuneration for holding ministerial office, part of the job criteria when they voluntarily put themselves forward for election is that some will become ministers and one will be Taoiseach.

Would any TD refuse ministerial office if they were not offered any extra payment above that received by their colleagues. Does their ambition to gain ministerial status stem more from a lust for money than a desire to do the State some service.

[Eorna]

Between the Irish Banks bad debts, being placed on state shoulders, all the private debt, who is going to give us the money. Private household debt of circa 180 billion, 70-80 billion in state debt, and God only knows how much debt in Irish corporations.Of course all of it is not bad debt, but a very large amount is. Who can bail us out, or who would want to bail us out.

[badboy2]

The government has criticised the opposition for opposing everything they have done. Given that the govt has bankrupted the economy this must mean that the opposition were right all along and they are good value for money!

Apparently in some countries the opposition is allowed become the government after the government screws up. Apparently its called democracy.

[revereie]

Between the Irish Banks bad debts, being placed on state shoulders, all the private debt, who is going to give us the money. Private household debt of circa 180 billion, 70-80 billion in state debt, and God only knows how much debt in Irish corporations.Of course all of it is not bad debt, but a very large amount is. Who can bail us out, or who would want to bail us out.

I think you'll find that we will continue to borrow some 16-20% of the public sectors pay bill this year and next year; so someone is. Does that answer your question ? *sheesh!*

[atlantic]

Well with the IMF looking to go into the bond market the cat will be thrown among the pigeons.