Originally Posted by
kazgar
Have just seen the Socialist guy got in, this guy is completely against the fiscal treaty as it is stands,
just wondering how many out there agree with me that this is actually good news for ireland
I take quite different view. I don't think it has anything to do with the fiscal treaty per se.
We are all going through tough times (in Europe). People are just unhappy! And vote against the current powers that be!
No European government has been relelected since the start of the current econimic crisis! We all just vote the opposition! Just look at us here in Ireland. Essentially we all voted against Finna Fail in the last election. I dont' think the government we voted in however, has been able to do things the way they planned. Once in power they realise they are constrained by the economic realities and constraints.
So I don't pay much credance to the fact that the French voted the centre left (socialists) rather than the centre right. In the U.K they did the exact opposite - voting the centre right (Conservatives) rather than the centre left (Labour). It's just a vote against difficulty and unhappiness.
I think it all comes down to whether we want to stay in the Euro and EU. Greece has voted radically against their current goverment. But I can bet that the new government won't be able to do anything different.
For years we have been having a much higher living standard in the west (developed world) than the rest of the world. Living way beyond our means. Ecomomies based purely on spending, and not necessarily spending on what we need and paying grossly inappropriate prices (e.g. housing market). It all had to come to an end.
"Don't be reckless with other people’s hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours"