Repugs want the USA to be like Ireland

[buckeye45_73]

I will say atleast he's honest, something you liberal hacks arent.
He also writes on topics ranging from income distribution to international economics. Krugman considers himself a liberal, calling one of his books and his New York Times blog The Conscience of a Liberal.[15] His commentary has attracted considerable comment and criticism.[16][17][18][19][20]

 

[grunt11b]

Paul Krugman: 'Ireland Is Romney Economics In Practice'

If Mitt Romney is elected president, the U.S. will experience an economic disaster the likes of which have been recently seen in Ireland, according to Paul Krugman.

"Ireland is Romney economics in practice," the Nobel-Prize winning economist and New York Times columnist said on the Colbert Report on Monday. "I think Ireland is America's future if Romney is president." (h/t Politico.)

"They've laid off a large fraction of their public workforce, they've slashed spending, they've had extreme austerity programs, they haven't really raised taxes on corporations or the rich at all, they have 14 percent unemployment, 30 percent youth unemployment, zero economic growth," Krugman said.

Romney, the likely Republican nominee for president, recently suggested that the government should lay off more firemen, policemen, and teachers, according to CNN. Romney's campaign website says that if elected president, Romney would aim to slash federal spending at least 18 percent by the end of his first term.

Conservatives like Romney loved Ireland's economic program before the country fell into a depression, in part because it had "the lowest corporate tax rates," Krugman said on the Colbert Report. Ireland fell into recession again at the end of last year.

Repugs wnt to do all those things Ireland has done, yes we need to worry.

Well Flacid, if Krugman said it...it must be true right? Krugman wont be happy until America is below Greece on the poverty level. Of course you wouldn't understand that because you dont look at facts, you base your opinions on feelings instead.

 

[GHook93]

Paul Krugman: 'Ireland Is Romney Economics In Practice'

If Mitt Romney is elected president, the U.S. will experience an economic disaster the likes of which have been recently seen in Ireland, according to Paul Krugman.

"Ireland is Romney economics in practice," the Nobel-Prize winning economist and New York Times columnist said on the Colbert Report on Monday. "I think Ireland is America's future if Romney is president." (h/t Politico.)

"They've laid off a large fraction of their public workforce, they've slashed spending, they've had extreme austerity programs, they haven't really raised taxes on corporations or the rich at all, they have 14 percent unemployment, 30 percent youth unemployment, zero economic growth," Krugman said.

Romney, the likely Republican nominee for president, recently suggested that the government should lay off more firemen, policemen, and teachers, according to CNN. Romney's campaign website says that if elected president, Romney would aim to slash federal spending at least 18 percent by the end of his first term.

Conservatives like Romney loved Ireland's economic program before the country fell into a depression, in part because it had "the lowest corporate tax rates," Krugman said on the Colbert Report. Ireland fell into recession again at the end of last year.

Repugs wnt to do all those things Ireland has done, yes we need to worry.

First, if we keep going the way we are going we will be like Greece! Greece is much worse off than Ireland.

Second, under the Big O, if you add in (like it should be) the long term unemployment, then we have OVER 14% unemployment.

Third, Ireland got in trouble, because it neglected to balance the budget and unlike America didn't have the infrastructure to maintain the the populace. However, all of Europe went into recession, yet Ireland doesn't require a bailout, has attracted foreign corporation, including many UK companies. It will be a destination for all the fleeing French companies with their new Hate the Employers President they have.

Fourth, Corporations did flock to Ireland because of it's business freely climate. Private businesses employ most Irishmen. The economic downturn hit them hard, as it hit everyone, but they will come out better than most because they have a health balance of private to public employed sector.

Fifth, those evil corporations in Ireland getting the benefits of Irish low taxation and business friendly climate. Well Comrade, those corporation employ A LOT of Irishmen and relocating within the EU is not a difficult thing to do if the Irish raised taxes,


I applaud the approach the Irish are taking to deal with the economic downturn. I do love how the left always singles out Ireland, but neglects the fact that UK unemployment is just as high, but they have massive debt problem, France, Italy, Spain and Greece have much HIGHER unemployment, but massive debt problems. When have you heard Ireland needs a bailout? Spain got on, Greece is in desperate need of one and Italy will need one!

 

[Black_Label]

Interesting, I always thought the GOP wanted the US to become a right wing utopia like Iran or Saudi Arabia

 

[Unkotare]

Repugs wnt to do all those things Ireland has done, yes we need to worry.

Try again in English, idiot.

 

[Seawytch]

Yes, they did.

Pioneer Ireland fears austerity was in vain

Ireland Said to Face Downturn in 2nd Year of Austerity

LordBrowncrotch doesn't follow world affairs, lol. I live in Germany and all the Germany news talks about is this shit, these rightwingers here don't know jack shit about Europe, they think its a socialist paradise,

I feel sorry for such stupidity as yourself. Two years isn't austerity. You're either ignorant or just not too bright.

Wait, so two years of austerity isn't long enough to know it isn't working, but three years of Barack Obama's Presidency is enough for RWers to "know" the President's policies don't? (despite two years of job growth, record corporate profits and a Dow that has doubled since he took office)

 

[GHook93]

Ireland was the American conservatives' darling for years, let's not forget, because their tax rates were supposedly creating some sort of pro-business utopia.

Their 12.5% corporate tax rate produced a huge fucking business Utopia, lol

My British corp head office relocated there gayboy!

 

[signelect]

I first I thought what is he talking about and them I remember, it is the New York times, I wonder what side they are on. Reporting the new went bye bye a long time. Kluggie wouldn't recogize a fair story if it was surgically attached to his back side.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

LordBrowncrotch doesn't follow world affairs, lol. I live in Germany and all the Germany news talks about is this shit, these rightwingers here don't know jack shit about Europe, they think its a socialist paradise,

I feel sorry for such stupidity as yourself. Two years isn't austerity. You're either ignorant or just not too bright.

Wait, so two years of austerity isn't long enough to know it isn't working, but three years of Barack Obama's Presidency is enough for RWers to "know" the President's policies don't? (despite two years of job growth, record corporate profits and a Dow that has doubled since he took office)

We haven't had real austerity and unemployment is heading upwards. Didn't y'all say that the Dow didn't matter....during the Bush years...when it was up near 12,000?

We've set the bar pretty low if this is what you call growth.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Ireland was the American conservatives' darling for years, let's not forget, because their tax rates were supposedly creating some sort of pro-business utopia.

Their 12.5% corporate tax rate produced a huge fucking business Utopia, lol

Wrong, as usual. Their borrowing and borrowing and spending and spending of other people's money crashed them. I don't expect you to understand this. Stick to things that are more simplistic.