I know this has been discussed before but another thread never killed anyone...
http://www.rte.ie/business/2008/1128/retail.html
RTE carry a story this morning about people traveling to the north of Ireland to get cheap buys and one of the things that it mentions is that traders and politicians are asking people to be patriotic and to shop in the republic.
On many levels I consider it an insult for any retailer or politician to say that being patriotic means that you shop at home and keep money at home.
You have to ask the question 'Why is there such a massive disparity in prices north and south?". I think most people know exactly why and exactly who is the many beneficiary of the price difference and therefore why it exists (taking tax and and exchange rate out there is still a big price gap). Comments about patriotism should be preserved for speeches that are about the betterment of each individual in the country, not just a single group wanting to line their pockets.
I wonder how many politicians and tradesmen send their wives to new York for shopping every year or go on luxury holidays to far flung corners of the world. How many of them have bought property in other countries or invested in stocks in other countries.
I hope I'm not the only one in this country who is tired of the repeated cycle of greed that eventually filters down to the average punter on the street. There are literally thousands of examples since the year 2000 and this is another one.
http://www.rte.ie/business/2008/1128/retail.html
RTE carry a story this morning about people traveling to the north of Ireland to get cheap buys and one of the things that it mentions is that traders and politicians are asking people to be patriotic and to shop in the republic.
On many levels I consider it an insult for any retailer or politician to say that being patriotic means that you shop at home and keep money at home.
You have to ask the question 'Why is there such a massive disparity in prices north and south?". I think most people know exactly why and exactly who is the many beneficiary of the price difference and therefore why it exists (taking tax and and exchange rate out there is still a big price gap). Comments about patriotism should be preserved for speeches that are about the betterment of each individual in the country, not just a single group wanting to line their pockets.
I wonder how many politicians and tradesmen send their wives to new York for shopping every year or go on luxury holidays to far flung corners of the world. How many of them have bought property in other countries or invested in stocks in other countries.
I hope I'm not the only one in this country who is tired of the repeated cycle of greed that eventually filters down to the average punter on the street. There are literally thousands of examples since the year 2000 and this is another one.