Oh if only we could but, goes to show how the government waste our money and would rather put us through hardships worry and stress if only the people of Ireland had a government that worked for us instead of themselves and the banks
@yacoob
The alternative is simple: we wind the bank down. So far, all we’ve got is assertions from Government and Anglo itself that it would be more expensive to do this than the current plan. Put simply, the onus on anyone spending €25bn of our money to explain that this is the best use of our money. They haven’t done this. It is possible – although unlikely given every independent commentator’s analysis of the same situation – that this is the cheapest option. Then of course they have nothing to worry about in showing us.
You could by 2.5 Trillion penny sweets to be divided equally among the Irish population which will in turn trigger a worldwide hub for research into dental tooth decay which should be headquartered beside Ivor Callely’s house in the wilds of west Cork
The lunatic asylum of Planet Ireland!!! The basket case of Europe. Bring on the REVOLUTION… It took 700 years to win independence and a decade to sell out the country to the bankers, developers, politicians, auctioneers and solicitors!
liam
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Ha ha, I just found this, very good!
Cover the entire county of Offaly to a depth of 1 meter in kids play-pen balls (assumes optimal packing density). Plus, a nice side effect would be the rejuvenation of the Grand Canal as the most obvious route for delivering them to the midlands.
MartinJ
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Like the idea, but the latest upgrade states Anglo-Irish might cost 50-75 billions. any nwe ideas how to spend this money instead?
John Mack
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The money could be spent on paying for every Irish person to get complete dental service, including cosmetic dentistry. Perhaps throw in the Irish in the UK too. Oh, and open a all-scholarship dentistry school in Ireland.
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John Sharpe ,
Enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing.
paula ,
Oh if only we could but, goes to show how the government waste our money and would rather put us through hardships worry and stress if only the people of Ireland had a government that worked for us instead of themselves and the banks
yacoob ,
Allright then, I’d gladly listen to the flip side of the story. We don’t spend this cash on Anglo-Irish. What happens then to it?
(Note: I’m not saying that we should save a dying bank with everything we’ve got and more, but I’m interested in scenarios)
Ronan Lyons ,
@yacoob
The alternative is simple: we wind the bank down. So far, all we’ve got is assertions from Government and Anglo itself that it would be more expensive to do this than the current plan. Put simply, the onus on anyone spending €25bn of our money to explain that this is the best use of our money. They haven’t done this. It is possible – although unlikely given every independent commentator’s analysis of the same situation – that this is the cheapest option. Then of course they have nothing to worry about in showing us.
Robert ,
Great article Rónán
Caligula ,
You could by 2.5 Trillion penny sweets to be divided equally among the Irish population which will in turn trigger a worldwide hub for research into dental tooth decay which should be headquartered beside Ivor Callely’s house in the wilds of west Cork
Marcus Aurelius ,
This is a class list, had me smiling! It looks like we just might have been able to get two or three space elevators at around $6-12 billion a pop.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator_economics#Cost_estimates_for_a_space_elevator
cian ,
God we’re such eejits..
patricia o sullivan ,
what have we let them do. where.s me gun
Bill Power ,
The lunatic asylum of Planet Ireland!!! The basket case of Europe. Bring on the REVOLUTION… It took 700 years to win independence and a decade to sell out the country to the bankers, developers, politicians, auctioneers and solicitors!
liam ,
Ha ha, I just found this, very good!
Cover the entire county of Offaly to a depth of 1 meter in kids play-pen balls (assumes optimal packing density). Plus, a nice side effect would be the rejuvenation of the Grand Canal as the most obvious route for delivering them to the midlands.
MartinJ ,
Like the idea, but the latest upgrade states Anglo-Irish might cost 50-75 billions. any nwe ideas how to spend this money instead?
John Mack ,
The money could be spent on paying for every Irish person to get complete dental service, including cosmetic dentistry. Perhaps throw in the Irish in the UK too. Oh, and open a all-scholarship dentistry school in Ireland.
Anglo’s Billions | The Financial Angle ,
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