Irish National Debt - LIVE

[Pique318]

This makes for cheery viewing !
http://www.financedublin.com/debtclock.php

 

[Purple]

Great link. Thanks for depressing everybody!

 

[fobs]

wow....makes for a sobering read!

 

[Purple]

Just throught we should have another look at this.

 

[gipimann]

Why couldn't this clock stop like the Millennium clock did all those years ago....

 

[Graham_07]

Why couldn't this clock stop like the Millennium clock did all those years ago....

Wasn't that in the Liffey, maybe dump this one in there too then !

 

[starlite68]

depressing.....but very interesting.

 

[dewdrop]

Wondering why this in the "Letting of Steam" section as the subject is so serious.

 

[Purple]

Lets all have a look at this again.

 

[Caveat]

Just have.

I think the only way to deal with this is to treat it the same way as we treat our overindulgence in alcohol.

So once the clock reaches €71 bn

.... a big collective WAAHAAYYY!

 

[Firefly]

In fairness the UK's one doesn't look a lot better and it rising a lot quicker too - halway down the page

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/

Begs the question - do the lenders to the western governments ever expect to be repaid?

 

[Purple]

In fairness the UK's one doesn't look a lot better and it rising a lot quicker too - halway down the page

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/

Begs the question - do the lenders to the western governments ever expect to be repaid?

It begs the question "what the hell is going to happen when they can't buy their own bonds any more?"

 

[ninsaga]

Ahh now I get it finally - we'll eventually become a toxic asset & hand ourselves entirely over to NAMA. My bet is that FAS is the first agency to get handed over to NAMA to deal with!

 

[Pique318]

Ahh now I get it finally - we'll eventually become a toxic asset & hand ourselves entirely over to NAMA.

Would that not be a paradox and cause a rupture in the space-time continuum ?

 

[csirl]

Look on the bright side. Its only c.15k per person. A lot less than some other countries. Only a fraction of the average annual wage rather than multiples of it as per other western nations.

 

[ninsaga]

Would that not be a paradox and cause a rupture in the space-time continuum ?

Exactly - it would implode and create a black hole - very apt don't ya think!

 

[Caveat]

Just have.

I think the only way to deal with this is to treat it the same way as we treat our overindulgence in alcohol.

So once the clock reaches €71 bn

.... a big collective WAAHAAYYY!

It has actually gone €2.7 bn above that €71 bn since I posted this!

I guess €75 bn is the new 'target'. Will hit that way before christmas anyway.

 

[z107]

I guess €75 bn is the new 'target'. Will hit that way before christmas anyway.

WAAHAAYYY!

 

[DrMoriarty]

Hey, if I right-click on it it just stops dead. Problem solved!