Author Topic: "Capitalist Manifesto" (Read 1535 times)

Nilsen · « **Reply #30 on:** August 13, 2006, 01:55:19 AM »

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Originally posted by cpxxx
You link doesn't work Nilsen. In any case you're just peeved because no one mentioned Norway. But in fact you don't figure in those statistics because it measures how much money people have as opposed to how much they earn. In other words how many millionaires there are. In that Ireland is second to Japan. Norway wouldn't figure there as of course it being a socialist paradise nobody is allowed to be too rich by hitting them high taxes.

LOL.. Plenty of rich peeps here cpx.

millionares you say? heck, even i am one but i would not say im rich.

StSanta · « **Reply #31 on:** August 13, 2006, 02:23:34 AM »

You're a capitalist opressor of the people Nilsen.

The only thing you can do to get of of this status as an utter creep is to donate half of your wealth to someone needy. Like me.

JB88 · « **Reply #32 on:** August 13, 2006, 02:31:47 AM »

my favorite campaign is going on at taco bell as we speak.

if you win you get ONE MILLION PESOS and you get to be EL PRESIDENTE of taco bell.

man, if i win i am going to ****ecan that little chihuahua and replace him with a lime green chupacabra with a pair of pearl handled pistolas.

Nilsen · « **Reply #33 on:** August 13, 2006, 03:13:40 AM »

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Originally posted by StSanta
You're a capitalist opressor of the people Nilsen.

The only thing you can do to get of of this status as an utter creep is to donate half of your wealth to someone needy. Like me.

I know.. but i dont have any guns to defend my property with so im prolly doomed

cpxxx · « **Reply #34 on:** August 13, 2006, 08:41:19 AM »

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Originally posted by Trikky
cpxxx, do those figures factor in the EU contributions to Ireland?

Yes Ireland's economic development entirely due to British contributions to the EU and immediately forwarded direct to our bank accounts. Yahoo! we're living it up on British money. Thank you British taxpayers!

Thank you Tony Blair and her gracious majesty the Queen.

You Brits always bring that one up:( I've heard it so often. Somehow you can't believe 'tick Oirish' are capable of working hard and being successful without the help of our former colonial masters. I'm tempted to be downright rude But all I will say is that EU money has helped with infrastructure projects like roads etc. That is the point of EU money. But if it was all about EU money, how come the likes of Portugal, Spain or Greece aren't up there in the rich stakes?

Trikky · « **Reply #35 on:** August 13, 2006, 11:21:43 AM »

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As the debate rages about economic reform in countries such as France and Germany and the fear that "Anglo-Saxon" market changes would replace the European social model of State guarantees and protections, Ireland is in the currrently fortunate position of having the best of both worlds.

Ireland has massively benefited from inward US investment, by providing a low tax, business friendly non-unionised environment for primarily American firms. At the same time Dutch and German taxpayers are funding our farmers who are effectively depending on public welfare for two-thirds of their income.

So while the Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) Mary Harney can brag that Ireland is closer to Boston than Berlin, we have been lucky so far that the taxpayers in Berlin haven't reacted to our continued cash benefits from the EU treasure trove.

From here http://www.finfacts.com/irelandbusinessnews/publish/article_10002079.shtml

My original question was genuine - I was too lazy to look up the figures and try and work it out myself, so next time you imply I'm a racist imperialist just because I'm English, please bear that in mind.

Maverick · « **Reply #36 on:** August 13, 2006, 01:46:16 PM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
I know.. but i dont have any guns to defend my property with so im prolly doomed

Given your history with care and feeding of boats, that's probably a very good thing.

cpxxx · « **Reply #37 on:** August 14, 2006, 01:42:59 PM »

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Ireland has massively benefited from inward US investment, by providing a low tax, business friendly non-unionised environment for primarily American firms. At the same time Dutch and German taxpayers are funding our farmers who are effectively depending on public welfare for two-thirds of their income.

That's the crucial paragraph there. It partly explains the economic growth and where a lot of the funding goes to: Farmers. Farmers are heavily subsided all over Europe including Britain.

The reason for my tetchiness is that your comment/question is all too typical, patronising, insulting and it does imply that Britain is in part responsible for Ireland's current growth. I had it said to my face more than once even from English friends and it's often meant as a subtle put down. It's infuriating.

Mustaine · « **Reply #38 on:** August 14, 2006, 01:53:11 PM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
I didn't see economics until college. Same for statistics. The statistics class really was an eye opener, that's why I am so disgusted with polls and the disproportunate amount of press they get with no info about how the poll was conducted. You can prove anything you want with a carefully contructed and conducted poll.

same here... but I never took an economics class in college because I didn't stay long enough.

I think I learned the term GDP in HS just because it was a number you could show about a country. other than that, all I have learned has been thought personal research, and leisure reading.

I do know for sure my HS did not offer econimics at all, we did learn how to write a check in english class once sophmore year.

15 years now and they still do not teach it either.