Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

Does the Taoiseach agree that this new jargon of "firewalls" and "contagion" is reminiscent of US generals' use of language to mask reality? For example, they used the term "collateral damage" to cover up the incineration of innocent civilians. Jargon is being used to mask the reality of this stranglehold that the Taoiseach is giving these financial market players. "Contagion" simply means that they can move to any country they want and ratchet up interest rates in order to increase private profit. The whole lot of you capitulate in front of them; what is that except a negation of democracy?

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