What has the Irish state done for us? Seems like they've dragged us kicking and screaming through a century of absolute chicanery and nonsense. Perhaps we are no different to other countries in that regard, but surely it's time to realise that more interference from the State in our lives is hardly the answer we need.
So we can't really blame the State for the civil war. But it was in cahoots with the church for decades and we all know how that worked out. It censored our greatest artists. It forced our people to move abroad. It managed to keep us poor back in the early part of the last century even at times when the rest of the world was booming. It has made a mess of running the economy.
Our education system has been failing even when the state had money. The State doubled the health budget in the space of a few years, but still most of us are terrified to go near a hospital in case we come out worse than we went in. The State incentives us not to work, and punishes those who set up a business.
Isn't it time we asserted our supremacy over this cabal of chancers and thieves? We need to limit the power of government. It is the only solution, as they run around the place like a bunch of startled monkeys, not knowing what to do. Does anyone have confidence that they can turn the country around?
So we can't really blame the State for the civil war. But it was in cahoots with the church for decades and we all know how that worked out. It censored our greatest artists. It forced our people to move abroad. It managed to keep us poor back in the early part of the last century even at times when the rest of the world was booming. It has made a mess of running the economy.
Our education system has been failing even when the state had money. The State doubled the health budget in the space of a few years, but still most of us are terrified to go near a hospital in case we come out worse than we went in. The State incentives us not to work, and punishes those who set up a business.
Isn't it time we asserted our supremacy over this cabal of chancers and thieves? We need to limit the power of government. It is the only solution, as they run around the place like a bunch of startled monkeys, not knowing what to do. Does anyone have confidence that they can turn the country around?