Damage was done a long time ago. People have very short memories. The rot set in as soon as the boom started. Greed set in.
no one was willing to pay extra taxes, we are culpable whether you like it of not. Any decent country with a social agenda to look after there people pay high taxes. Norway , Sweden....we had a bubble and didn't put anything back in..we just took took took...
when Ireland was poor in the 80's we spent money on education and health care...people cared...as soon as we got a few quid we all started thinking about 3 homes, apartments in Bulgaira...driving the price of houses up and driving people out of the country...and voted back in those criminals because they let it happen and let people line there pockets.
The generation above ours who already had homes.....but wanted to buy more and weren't taxed....they fucked it for us.. but they aren't suffering now are they? No it's our generation who have to leave the country or have massive mortgages and like in negative equity.