Social Imbalance, Poverty, and Instability in Ireland

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I was shaken when I looked at some recently published figures from the Irish Central Statistics Office which simply are both frightening and sickening:

CONSISTENT POVERTY rate for Ireland up by 60.87% in 3 years 2008 – 2011
DEPRIVATION in Ireland is up by 56.35% in the 3 years 2008 to 2011

Actual figures from the CSO:

Deprivation rate for 2008 was 13.8%   – - for 2011 it had risen to to a shocking 24.50%
Consistent Poverty rate in 2008 was 4.20% – - it rose to 6.90% in 2011

This is happening at the same time as the well off are increasing their wealth by an average 4%.

Shame on Ireland, and shame on those who have caused it to happen by their greed and recklessness, and shame on those who are not doing enough to re-balance the situation.

In nature, large imbalances ALWAYS cause a flash-over, an earthquake, a flood, a volcanic eruption, or a social revolution.

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