Comments on: Can Ireland inspire a US economic recovery? http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/ Finance is not rocket science, unless it is government finance. Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:48:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tax rebates for the poor. | rocket financehttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1417 Tax rebates for the poor. | rocket finance Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:01:22 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1417 [...] talk about taxes quite a bit on rocket finance. I am generally in favor of any type of tax cut and/or reductions in [...] [...] talk about taxes quite a bit on rocket finance. I am generally in favor of any type of tax cut and/or reductions in [...]

]]> By: rocketchttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1410 rocketc Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:47:19 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1410 Charter schools have been an extraordinary success. We need more of them. Part of the problem is that the education bureaucracy does not really want to reward schools that do a good job and keep poor schools accountable. I also come from the private school ranks, but I have worked in public schools quite extensively. Charter schools have been an extraordinary success. We need more of them. Part of the problem is that the education bureaucracy does not really want to reward schools that do a good job and keep poor schools accountable.

I also come from the private school ranks, but I have worked in public schools quite extensively.

]]> By: irish_connectionhttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1405 irish_connection Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:43:59 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1405 Absolutely agree with that point. Ireland publicly funded religious education and still does... Many of Ireland's socialist tendencies wouldn't fly here. The US cannot go down the road of pumping more $$ into the current system or a new govt system - they don't do anything well thats run by the government. I was fortunate enough to go to private schools... it was great. So I agree on figuring out how to make private more available to the masses. Charter schools are a good start... anything with local support is the best way to start. Absolutely agree with that point. Ireland publicly funded religious education and still does… Many of Ireland’s socialist tendencies wouldn’t fly here. The US cannot go down the road of pumping more $$ into the current system or a new govt system – they don’t do anything well thats run by the government. I was fortunate enough to go to private schools… it was great. So I agree on figuring out how to make private more available to the masses. Charter schools are a good start… anything with local support is the best way to start.

]]> By: rocketchttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1401 rocketc Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:31:15 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1401 and more government funding for education is not the answer. . .something needs to be done to make private education more available to the masses. and more government funding for education is not the answer. . .something needs to be done to make private education more available to the masses.

]]> By: irish_connectionhttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1394 irish_connection Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:40:04 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1394 I was born in Ireland but moved to the states when I was pretty young. I try to go back at least once every couple of years, so pretty familiar with their economic & social trends. The corporate tax incentives were the last phase of the plan. The real investment here was in education starting almost 40 years ago. If that had not happened, Ireland would not be able to lead the EU in technology innovation today. The US is far behind in this respect, our education renaissance is long overdue and no sign of it on the horizon. I was born in Ireland but moved to the states when I was pretty young. I try to go back at least once every couple of years, so pretty familiar with their economic & social trends. The corporate tax incentives were the last phase of the plan. The real investment here was in education starting almost 40 years ago. If that had not happened, Ireland would not be able to lead the EU in technology innovation today. The US is far behind in this respect, our education renaissance is long overdue and no sign of it on the horizon.

]]> By: rocketchttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1298 rocketc Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:30:40 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1298 Yes, all of the articles I read, talked about how they are going through the roof with software technology. Their creativity has been unleashed. Yes, all of the articles I read, talked about how they are going through the roof with software technology. Their creativity has been unleashed.

]]> By: Four Pillarshttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1297 Four Pillars Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:27:47 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1297 Great post! From what I recall Ireland, by cutting taxes etc became one of the first outsourcing centers for technology and built up a bit of a Silicon Valley of it's own. Mike Great post!

From what I recall Ireland, by cutting taxes etc became one of the first outsourcing centers for technology and built up a bit of a Silicon Valley of it’s own.

Mike

]]> By: rocketchttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1295 rocketc Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:31:39 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1295 Market driven economies are the best way to solve problems - not necessarily a perfect way, but the best way. Market driven economies are the best way to solve problems – not necessarily a perfect way, but the best way.

]]> By: Becky@FamilyandFinanceshttp://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1293 Becky@FamilyandFinances Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:06:06 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/02/12/can-ireland-inspire-a-us-economic-recovery/#comment-1293 Very interesting to see that the idea of "smaller" government actually works! I'll have to agree with you, though, that the US politicians would never do something like that. As much as they like to talk about "change", they're all afraid to rock the boat :( Very interesting to see that the idea of “smaller” government actually works! I’ll have to agree with you, though, that the US politicians would never do something like that. As much as they like to talk about “change”, they’re all afraid to rock the boat :(

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