The UK has the Channel Tunnel but Cyprus and Malta’s are fair enough.Cyprus? Malta? UK?
I would love to know where the EUR 2.50 coffee is!A 400g tub of SudoCrem nappy cream is for sale at £5.80 in the UK, equivalent to approx. €6.80, versus €11.89 for the same product for sale by the same supermarket chain in Ireland. That represents a 75% price premium.
Own-brand paracetamol is for sale at 29p in UK supermarkets, equivalent to about 35c. Irish supermarkets sell branded paracetamol for at least €1.75.
Broadband is available in the UK for £15-20 per month, if you shop around, compared to typically €35 or more here.
A cup of coffee in a café in the Algarve can be as little as 65c, compared to at least €2.50 here.
A cup of coffee in a café in the Algarve can be as little as 65c, compared to at least €2.50 here.
Is Ireland really one of the most socialist countries in the world?!We are one of the most equal countries in the world due to being one of the most socialist countries in the world.
like the communist party of China embracing world trade but still keeping the communist control, they called itIs Ireland really one of the most socialist countries in the world?!
like the communist party of China embracing world trade but still keeping the communist control, they called it
"One country two systems
I knew that yes but I thought it was also a general term to describe China operating two systems capitalism and communism concurrently because it was all happening at around that time in 1997 when Hong Kong was given back to ChinaThe "one country two systems" moniker was used to describe the difference in governance, administration and economic model between Honk Kong and the Chinese mainland after the transfer of sovereignty from the UK in 1997 - up until 2020 and the virtual integration of Honk Kong within the mainland model. It had nothing to do with the post-Mao Chinese model to which you refer, and which they described as "socialism with Chinese characteristics".
Ineffective delivery of services tends almost always to be a common denominator in socialist countries. It was the straw that broke the communist camel's back in late 80s Russia and its client states.however the state is ineffective in acting like other socialist countries as regards delivering state services because state workers are like the nobility in Ireland they have alot of power, they are nearly an aristocracy in their own right
So that means that only Scandinavians and Germans can be truly socialist because they push efficiencies out of their state companies, and they don't operate golden circlesIneffective delivery of services tends almost always to be a common denominator in socialist countries. It was the straw that broke the communist camel's back in late 80s Russia and its client states.
Yes / NoThe HSE pays around 3 cents per paracetamol tablet so the high prices are more a reflection of the profiteering by pharmacists and distributors, despite the whinging and bleating they do. I got that from a Pharmacist. He's in his early 30's and works as a Locum, getting €800 a day.
Why are medicines so high here? Because that's what the market will stand.
So that means that only Scandinavians and Germans can be truly socialist because they push efficiencies out of their state companies, and they don't operate golden circles
9 IOr most equal?
When it comes to income redistribution yes, by any reasonable economic metric we are on e of the most socialist countries in the world.Is Ireland really one of the most socialist countries in the world?!
Yes.Or most equal?
Yes but they would still be closest to the ideal of how socialism was supposed to operate after all the whole ideology was thought up by that infamous german Karl MarxHave you been keeping track of German public administration scandals and inefficiencies? Because most people have long ago lost count - BaFin, Cum Ex, Berlin Airport, the railway system, political corruption, cronyism, Nordstream cover ups, etc, etc.
It seems nowhere is perfect - even if their faraway hills look greener.
Medical Council or Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) ?The issue with low cost medicines like paracetamol is the the medical council here require specific packaging and licencing for every pack size / style and has a costly process for that.
When it comes to income redistribution yes, by any reasonable economic metric we are on e of the most socialist countries in the world.
Ineffective delivery of services tends almost always to be a common denominator in socialist countries. It was the straw that broke the communist camel's back in late 80s Russia and its client states.
The term Socialism, as used in democratic European societies, is not a stepping stone on the way to Communism and a command economy. It is using taxation to create a more equal society. In my view equality of opportunity is desirable but equality of outcome is evil. Therefore I'm in favour of subsidised education and healthcare as well as supports for working people on low incomes but if you can work and choose not to and instead expect to live on welfare then I would let you starve. I mean that literally; I'd have no problem with people who make that choice dying of starvation.I've read about Gini and income inequality measures that suggest that before govt intervention we are one of the most unequal in the OECD but after redistribution we are among the most equal, but is that enough to say we are socialist?
I've never studied economics but I thought socialism also involved highly centralised economies with input/output controlled by govt. Ireland is consistently ranked as one of the top 10 countries for economic freedom, often higher than UK & USA.
Are they?Are you conflating socialism (Scandinavia and apparently Ireland) and communism (Vietnam, North Korea, USSR, etc), which I thought were different systems?
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