05 Mar

Previously, I discussed the theory that wealth inequality is growing in the United States. A lot of this wealth inequality is due to th...

04 Mar

"Virtually anything can be made more affordable in isolation, simply by transferring resources to it from elsewhere in the economy" -Th...

04 Mar

When a candidate like Bernie Sanders promises free health care and free education, many Americans have jumped at the idea of voting for...

24 Feb

At the beginning of the year, Glenveagh Property, an Irish home building company, had shares increase by over 2%. The shares rose due t...

21 Feb

Mortgage-backed securities played a significant role in the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. These securities had attractive interest r...

11 Feb

A tracker mortgage is a mortgage that has its rate tied to the European Central Bank rate. AIB and other banks looked to force people a...

08 Jul

The pay gap between workers in the public and private sector has always been significant, especially in Ireland. This divide is not com...

20 Jun

A current issue revolving around Irish news is whether to increase the supply of rental or property ownership. It is well known that th...

12 Jun

A new report released by credit analysts from Moody’s states that Dublin house prices have grown approximately nine times the rate that...

24 Aug

We took part in a conversation with Matt Cooper on The Last Word about bank taxation with Joan Burton from the Labour Party. We tried t...

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