Easy victims blamed in cost of living debate
The abolition of that order has not delivered what its opponents promised. The debate on the cost of living in Ireland has raised its head again in recent months and as was the case last time around, a lot of noise is being generated and little else.
A spokesperson for the National Consumer Agency has claimed prices are high in Ireland, because for years we have been prepared to pay them. I fail to understand the logic. At the extreme, if we as consumers stopped buying goods and services, the vendors would either go out of business or cut prices. However, we need to consume to live.
