Irish society is currently borrowing approx. €1 billion a month to support our lifestyle. This will have to be repaid by our children. Together with the approx. €64 billion borrowed to support the banks.
I believe that this is fundamentally wrong and should stop.
There is a widespread belief that state borrowing is not like other borrowing and that it can be rolled over indefinitely.
This belief arose since the war during a period of rising population, rising productivity and significant inflation.
These things may not occur in future to erode away the burden of debt.
Irelands working population at 2 million people has nearly doubled in the last 20 years, this is most unlikely to recur over the next 20 or more years.
Inflation tools are well developed and the political will to fight inflation is very strong in those countries particularly Germany which dominate our economic future.
Our children will immigrate not to earn a living for themselves as happened in the past but to avoid paying for our lifestyles today.
My rock the boat proposal is that we have a constitutional amendment to prohibit state borrowing.
I believe that this is fundamentally wrong and should stop.
There is a widespread belief that state borrowing is not like other borrowing and that it can be rolled over indefinitely.
This belief arose since the war during a period of rising population, rising productivity and significant inflation.
These things may not occur in future to erode away the burden of debt.
Irelands working population at 2 million people has nearly doubled in the last 20 years, this is most unlikely to recur over the next 20 or more years.
Inflation tools are well developed and the political will to fight inflation is very strong in those countries particularly Germany which dominate our economic future.
Our children will immigrate not to earn a living for themselves as happened in the past but to avoid paying for our lifestyles today.
My rock the boat proposal is that we have a constitutional amendment to prohibit state borrowing.