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Repudiate the debt, instead of cutting services for the sick and the poor

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Thursday August 30, 2012 21:34

by Eugene Mc Cartan - Communist Party of Ireland

cpoi at eircom dot net

James Connolly House, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.

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COMMUNIST PARTY OF IRELAND

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Repudiate the debt, instead of cutting services for the sick and the poor

29 August 2012

The announcement by the HSE—which in fact is a Government decision—that another €130 million in spending will be cut is a direct result of the forced “bail-out.” As its statement makes clear, the HSE “has been set clearly defined budget targets by both the Troika and Government.” This is nothing more than a direct attack on the elderly, the sick, and the poor.

This year alone the government will hand over to international bankers and wealthy individuals nearly €5 billion in servicing the socialised corporate debt, a debt that is not the people’s debt nor their responsibility. The elderly, the sick and the poor are paying a heavy price.

The government are sacrificing our people and the services they rely upon to feed the avaricious greed of international finance capital. We need a change of direction and a new departure from the current failed economic and social strategy, one that will put the people first.

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1	that amount is less than the DIFFERENCE between the interest payable on the last NTMA bond sale and current ECB rate	lefty	Fri Aug 31, 2012 02:20

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