Clip of an angry Irishman venting about Ireland's economic woes with a rich lacing of expletives!
Taoiseach Brian Cowen says sorry!
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Ireland's Bertie Ahern and inventing the Free Lunch, March 2000
The clip below illustrates how difficult it was in 2000, to challenge conventional wisdom, self-interest and the likes of Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern, a former hospital bookkeeper, sailing against the wind that the free lunch hadn't been invented in Ireland.
Irish Economy: The 2001 economic consensus that paved the road to economic ruin
Irish Economy: Ahern, Harney, McCreevy, Cowen and the other individuals/ group swith responsibility for the economic crash
Irish Economy: The 2001 economic consensus that paved the road to economic ruin
Irish Economy: Ahern, Harney, McCreevy, Cowen and the other individuals/ group swith responsibility for the economic crash
The Daily Show and Fed's Bernankee Printing Money
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