P Gurgel-Segrillo

Mind the Gap

Ireland is the second richest country in Europe, and this week a single protest shut it down. Here's why. - Sinéad O’Sullivan

"I want to dig a little deeper into what this graph actually shows: that Ireland is not an entirely functioning state… Just a rich one!"

https://www.butthistime.com/p/mind-the-gap

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Show threadvinh8h ago
@GurgelSegrillo The indices look very shaky. Number of GPs per capita appears to be wrong, we have more than most. Ireland has a much younger population , skewing health demand. Many railways were white elephants for decades because of low population density. Ditto electrification. Public infrastructure ROI - we are playing catch up. Income can increase much faster than wealth.
Show threadP Gurgel-Segrillo6h ago
@vinh hmmm the graph shows the Infrastructure & Public Service scores, what exactly is wrong?