You report that the United Nations has found that Ireland is one of the best places to live. According to the UN’s Human Development Programme Index, we sit behind only Norway, Switzerland and Australia.
This is very strange because, based on a lifetime of reading The Irish Times and listening to RTÉ, I had assumed I lived in a backward, misogynistic, capitalist hellhole.
Karl Martin,
Bayside,
Dublin 13.
Ireland and living conditions (Irish Times letters page)
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Gosh, no comments here?
How strange.
Except for you darling.
You do Martin, but thats what makes it one of the best places to live , if you are wealthy …
‘‘Tis all relative… try living in any of the bottom 150 countries if you’re poor….
The poorest in Ireland have a better standard of living than 90% of the world’s population; the govt will give you enough free money to live at reasonably comfortable standard of living, and also put you up in a nice hotel if you have nowhere to live. And, if you are persistent enough, and have enough kids, they will usually eventually give you a free house along with the free money.
There is no time limit to the govt’s munificent bounty; you can (and many do) live this life until the end of their days, having never worked a day in their lives, nor contributed a red cent.
Thank you Michael, great piece.