From who, the brits? We’re supposedly the 4th richest people on earth now, while the brits are 25th. Now our figure is manipulated a bit tbf, but just goes to show what can be achieved when charity isn’t an option and you just have to stand on your own two feet as a nation. If the yanks give into those demands from your blacks all you do is make some crack dealers richer and make sure the crab bucket mentality lasts at least a few more generations.
Do you personally feel like you are part of the 4th richest country?
No, but I do feel wealthier than the average Brit (used to live there). Like I said, our figures are manipulated. So much so that no decent Irish economist even bothers with our GDP figures when conducting analyses, with GNP the preferred metric. A lot of our GDP is stuff like pharmaceutical and computer software exports, but the reality is those are US companies and particularly since Trump’s tax changes the profits get repatriated to the US but are still recorded as Irish GDP. And there’s also the leprechaun economics thing we were criticised for a few years ago where international companies just domicile patents here, while other companies book profits from other countries in Ireland cos we don’t tax them.
All that said, we still don’t need or want reparations from anybody. We’re quite capable of paying our own way.
How do you deal with the animosities between Brits and Irish. I've noticed over the years a mocking disdain the Brits have for the Irish when it should be the other way around..
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