Posted in Budget 2009, fuckwits, Health on Oct 21st, 2008 No Comments »
There is something about the present government and their inability when under pressure that makes satirizing them impossible.
How can you take the piss out of a government that announces this?
At a news conference this morning, the Taoiseach said people who are over 70 will not be automatically entitled to a medical card, but […]
Posted in Budget 2009 on Oct 15th, 2008 2 Comments »
Michael Taft has asked a question that was buzzing around my head while watching the budget coverage.
So the real question is: how are we going to pull ourselves out?
With all this talk of being patriotic, and spreading the ‘pain’, the crap about helping the vulnerable and creating sustainable growth for the future, there […]
Posted in Budget 2009 on Oct 14th, 2008 No Comments »
The full budget will be available here, when they’re finished in the Dail with it.
But the rationalisation of state agencies can be seen now.
Posted in Budget 2009, Economy, Bastards, Banks on Oct 14th, 2008 15 Comments »
The entire Eurozone seems to be following Gordon Brown’s lead and working to recapitalize the banks by having the government take an equity stake in firms that need assistance. This is how Sweden successfully resolved its banking crisis in the 1990s and it appears to be the right thing to do.
So said Matthew Yglesias yesterday. […]