Celtic cubs are victims of the great ‘Celtic con’

IN relation to the budget just announced this week, I would like to point out a number of misgivings. As a member of the 25 to 35-year-old generation whom became to be known as the “Celtic cubs” I believe we are more aptly to be known in the future as the “Celtic cons”.

We are the generation whom paid way over what was either reasonable or just in order to obtain an exorbitantly priced home driven by the banks and property developers primarily and backed to the hilt by Government.

We are the generation who are paying 30 and 40-year mortgages for very modest houses. We are the generation who are living hand to mouth in order to survive. We are the generation who are first to suffer the consequences of the downturn being in many cases the first to be left go from our employment. We are the generation who cannot afford to provide for our pensions in the future as we are paying such large mortgages and will be until retirement age anyway.