Time to stop treating taxpayers as ATMs

IS THERE anyone else who just wants to stand up and scream “stop” at the top of their voices? Anyone else who wants to walk into a room of politicians, bankers and trade unionists and tell them enough is enough — we won’t be taken for mugs anymore?

Time to stop treating taxpayers as ATMs

To remind them that from the bond markets to the subordinated bond-holders to international commentators, they are all still shaking their heads at how the Fianna Fáil/Green government bet our future and that of our children and grandchildren so they could absolve the sins of politicians and their developer buddies?

To remind them of the immoral bankers and a financial regulator who was paid €260,000 a year of taxpayers money but didn’t bother regulating.

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