I had previously posted this rant elsewhere, but here it goes again here.

It's cracked. There is a load of media hype targeted at the public sector in Ireland right now. The public sector is also getting (or has got) yet another pay cut. To top it all off, the Irish government has been pushing for a smart knowledge based economy, but guess what, all those contract staff that aren't seeing any benefit of being a public civil servant is getting a pay cut too!

Other sucky things so far in the system is NAMA and the raiding of state pensions, the government is just driving the state into a huge hole. It's forcing people to leave, and thus creates a feedback loop in creating even more debt or rather the lack of paying it back.

If the state had any sense then they should let the system sort itself out and not intervene. Let the strong prevail and let the weak fail. I mean it is meant to be a capitalistic state/society.