Comments on: Why the recession isn’t such a bad thing for everyone… http://www.colly.tv/why-the-recession-isn%e2%80%99t-such-a-bad-thing-for-everyone%e2%80%a6/ me 2.0 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ralph Lauren http://www.colly.tv/why-the-recession-isn%e2%80%99t-such-a-bad-thing-for-everyone%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Ralph Lauren Sat, 09 Apr 2011 08:09:00 +0000 http://www.colinfitz.com/?p=198#comment-303 Awesome post, nice blog btw. Awesome post, nice blog btw.

]]> By: Damien http://www.colly.tv/why-the-recession-isn%e2%80%99t-such-a-bad-thing-for-everyone%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Damien Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:04:20 +0000 http://www.colinfitz.com/?p=198#comment-302 I think that's fair enough. Overall I did agree with most of the points you made. I kinda like like your blog too. Keep it up. I think that’s fair enough. Overall I did agree with most of the points you made. I kinda like like your blog too. Keep it up.

]]> By: colly http://www.colly.tv/why-the-recession-isn%e2%80%99t-such-a-bad-thing-for-everyone%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-301 colly Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:29:58 +0000 http://www.colinfitz.com/?p=198#comment-301 Yeah exactly. There are enough commentators on the downsides of this mess we are in, I feel no need to add to it. Just trying to highlight a few of the small upsides. Of course its not good for the person on the other end, but one of the things about being a consumer in a free market is the ability to do this - and get the best value for yourself. Most of the time when one person wins, another looses. People in general are selfish and want what's best for them, and not others. In theory we should all be paying the sometimes inflated prices in Ireland to keep money in our own economy, stimulate growth and keep jobs - but most would rather spend less of their own hard earned money and go to Ikea and import cars from the UK. I wish I could say I put my country first and buy as much here as possible, but I don't - I put myself first - well, for large purchases like TV's etc anyway where the saving is worth the hassle. Cool blog by the way Damien, I'll have a proper read when I have more time. Yeah exactly. There are enough commentators on the downsides of this mess we are in, I feel no need to add to it. Just trying to highlight a few of the small upsides. Of course its not good for the person on the other end, but one of the things about being a consumer in a free market is the ability to do this – and get the best value for yourself. Most of the time when one person wins, another looses.

People in general are selfish and want what’s best for them, and not others. In theory we should all be paying the sometimes inflated prices in Ireland to keep money in our own economy, stimulate growth and keep jobs – but most would rather spend less of their own hard earned money and go to Ikea and import cars from the UK.

I wish I could say I put my country first and buy as much here as possible, but I don’t – I put myself first – well, for large purchases like TV’s etc anyway where the saving is worth the hassle.

Cool blog by the way Damien, I’ll have a proper read when I have more time.

]]> By: Damien http://www.colly.tv/why-the-recession-isn%e2%80%99t-such-a-bad-thing-for-everyone%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Damien Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:27:27 +0000 http://www.colinfitz.com/?p=198#comment-300 I suppose the bit about shopping annoyed me, as many shops are in serious trouble and I got the impression you were being a bit flippant about it. What really got to me, however, was what you said about the service industry. I come from a background of tradesmen (me dad' s a carpenter) and I personally know many people - good, talented people who don't deserve it - who have been hugely affected by the fallout of their industry, to the extent of taking their own lives. To read "you can actually play themselves off each other" irked me quite a bit. But I get the point of the post: the reasons to stay positive with this recession. It's kinda why I wrote this post myself. http://theunemployedblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/economists-need-to-shut-the-fuck-up/ I suppose the bit about shopping annoyed me, as many shops are in serious trouble and I got the impression you were being a bit flippant about it. What really got to me, however, was what you said about the service industry. I come from a background of tradesmen (me dad’ s a carpenter) and I personally know many people – good, talented people who don’t deserve it – who have been hugely affected by the fallout of their industry, to the extent of taking their own lives. To read “you can actually play themselves off each other” irked me quite a bit.

But I get the point of the post: the reasons to stay positive with this recession. It’s kinda why I wrote this post myself.

http://theunemployedblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/economists-need-to-shut-the-fuck-up/

]]> By: colly http://www.colly.tv/why-the-recession-isn%e2%80%99t-such-a-bad-thing-for-everyone%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-299 colly Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:16:19 +0000 http://www.colinfitz.com/?p=198#comment-299 Possibly, but how so exactly Damien? It would definitely be smugness if I was saying that the recession has not affected me at all - but unfortunately I cannot say this is the case as I am definitely feeling it. The saviour is that with the bad sometimes comes the good, tougher times but cheaper prices... Possibly, but how so exactly Damien?

It would definitely be smugness if I was saying that the recession has not affected me at all – but unfortunately I cannot say this is the case as I am definitely feeling it. The saviour is that with the bad sometimes comes the good, tougher times but cheaper prices…

]]> By: Damien http://www.colly.tv/why-the-recession-isn%e2%80%99t-such-a-bad-thing-for-everyone%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Damien Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:30:32 +0000 http://www.colinfitz.com/?p=198#comment-298 Maybe I'm being over-sensitive here, but this post strikes me as being incredibly smug. Maybe I’m being over-sensitive here, but this post strikes me as being incredibly smug.

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