Comments on: Icelandic public sector weathering unemployment storm

By: Peter - London/Krakow

Peter - London/Krakow — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:46:08 +0000

The IMF money is being used to keep public sector jobs, this is how direct support for your economy works in practice. Whether this is a good way to run economy is another matter, the private sector will have to pay it back, as Fishy point out.

mark flynn is also fair to point out that public sector employees were paid far less in the good times.
But you have remember that that the public always pay your wages and the reason you are paid lell is becuase you are the lazy, poorly skilled dregs who cannot make it the public sector at any time. Public sector jobs will be cut because the are a drain on society. In the UK, not only are public sector jobs more stable, but the wages (and especially pensions) have kept up and exceeded the private sector.

By: mark flynn

mark flynn — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:47:24 +0000

It makes me laugh in times of economic struggle,public sector workers get targated in the media because they still have jobs.I live in ireland and we too are feeling the economic strain.I have taken two paycuts but our government call them levys.I have a pension levy on top of that as well.When irelands economy boomed my friends in the private sector ie:construction,manufacturing etc.Were on double my salary.We even for the first time ever had eu citizens flocking to ireland for jobs.Then the banks crashed jobs were lost.And of course everybody wanted public sector workers blood.I chose the public sector they didnt.They laughed at my wage,i didnt.Now i still have my job and its because i fought hard to get it and i make no apologies for it.I wish iceland the very best in the future and its graceful people.

By: Visit.is » Danish government employees keep quiet to keep jobs

Visit.is » Danish government employees keep quiet to keep jobs — Sat, 29 May 2010 10:20:54 +0000

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By: Fisy

Fisy — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:32:19 +0000

>At the same time as the number of private sector jobs has decreased, the number of public sector jobs has actually gone up.

The socialists think there is some pot of gold some where that will pay for every thing.

It all comes from the so called private sector. Now this use less Red Green governent is doing its best to strangle entrepreneurs just through more tax ideas that are structured to crush any new ventures before they even start.

Even Alda ( a sloppy thinking socialist at heart ) has seen the writing on this wall, it’s that obvious..

http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/12/new-iceland-ur-doin-it-wrong.html

By: Iceland, Revisited « The Sagamore Journal

Iceland, Revisited « The Sagamore Journal — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:30:16 +0000

[...] 10,000 have lost their jobs since 2008, and yet the government has seen fit to expand its ranks by 300 public service jobs. Now, I don’t know what these jobs are. Perhaps they are much needed street cleaners or [...]

By: Jimbo (original Jim)

Jimbo (original Jim) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:40:25 +0000

“At the same time as the number of private sector jobs has decreased, the number of public sector jobs has actually gone up”

That’s the inevitable trend when you have a socialist government: the nationalisation of the workforce.

By: kaj

kaj — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:19:31 +0000

Public sector is productive. It will not make icelanders wealthy, but will keep them alive.

By: Jan Thorvaldsen

Jan Thorvaldsen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:43:21 +0000

Interesting topic–poorly written and a very native article. The author seems quite positive about the increase/stability of jobs in the public sector and the loss of jobs in the private sector. Errr, who is supposed to pay for the increase in public spending and how long can the Icelandic public sector survive with an amputated private sector??? It would have been very interesting to hear what jobs the public sector has created that could create value for Iceland rather than eating up resources on useless bureaucracy and administration.

By: Claus

Claus — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:27 +0000

the private sector is going down, the public increasing, and who is working for the increasing public sector? The private because they have to pay the taxes for the public workers that these getting the salaries? It will become a nightmare…Go to the f.. continent and see the results of 30 or 40 years misseconomy and you will know where you end up….

By: BANKRUPT NATION

BANKRUPT NATION — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:58:33 +0000

ICELAND HAS TO LOOK TO EAST ASIA FOR THE REVIVAL OF JOBS IN MANUFACTURING YOU HAS TO ADMIT THE HARD WORK ETHNIC OF ASIAN PEOPLE STOP YHE NORDIC MODEL IT DO NOT WORK TO CREATE JOBS LOOK EAST ASIAN MODEL BELIEVE ME STUDY THEIR HISTORY