Thank goodness this is in PRSI... I can't imagine the onslaught of random people otherwise...
That said, I think its good that he's making the rounds so to speak, even if its only to people who supported him in the past. I'm definitely not a fan of him, but then again, I'm not exactly a fan of most politicians; if he has an open mind he might learn a thing or two about the economy and real businesses unlike his crackpot advisors who don't want to admit and/or divulge to him the truth about the matter.
Regardless of your political affiliation, wanton spending does not save the economy, nor does it merit adulation and praise, especially when the money was poorly spent to begin with. The concept of mass spending without a hard guide and some reasoning is ludicrous--perhaps he'll pick up some business acumen over this trip. One can only hope. The debt is absurd; no company nor individual could spend that much of their GDP towards paying down interest, but not the principle, and still remain afloat. The only reason we are is because we have our word and we've never defaulted, but alas, that time will come. Next stop, inflation, the stop after that, hyper-inflation
Okay, so that might have turned a bit more political than it should have, but really, I don't have anything against the guy personally. I just wish him and his advisors had a better economic policy than what they're doing now, and some way to address this debt. Here's to hoping he'll learn something
