@omarkj @dieswaytoofast Well, I left 'because california'. The celtic tiger was more mythology than reality for most folk...
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Replying to @darachennis
@darachennis@dieswaytoofast Ah fair point. I was under the impression people were fooled by easy access to credit as often is the case.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @omarkj
@omarkj@dieswaytoofast It was too easy. What's worse is that the politicians betrayed the people in this regard... They got away with it.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @darachennis
@darachennis@dieswaytoofast Oh I know a similar store from home. I don't follow Irish economic news close but it sounds grim still.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @omarkj
@omarkj@darachennis I love -> "people bought more house than they should have". Banks *exist* because of risk. *They* should have known...2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @dieswaytoofast
@dieswaytoofast@darachennis Blame the people. It's easy since they can then blame each other. +1 everybody wins (except not).1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @omarkj
@omarkj@darachennis If I owe you $10K, I have a problem. If I owe you $10Billion, *you* have a problem http://www.businessinsider.com/anglo-irish-bank-tapes-2013-6 …2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @dieswaytoofast
@dieswaytoofast@omarkj If I owe you $10K I use public transport. If I owe you $10B, I expect Jeeves will chauffeur me places...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @darachennis
@darachennis@dieswaytoofast How does it work if I don't owe anyone? Makes me irrelevant I'd think? (that's what we're seeing..)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @omarkj
@omarkj@darachennis It means you move to Vancouver :-) Labor mobility _is_ useful. Austerity worked in Latvia 'cos everyone emigrated...2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@dieswaytoofast @omarkj Oh yes. Could live and work on a house boat... plus, cheap olive oil! :)
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Replying to @darachennis
@darachennis@omarkj Sadly, what works for Latvia doesn't work for the entire Eurozone (we'll all move to each others country! Hooray!)0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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