KILLARNEY "The Socialist Alternative"

kerry | anti-capitalism | event notice Wednesday March 07, 2012 14:48 by Seán - SWP Killarney

To Household Charges...Wage Cuts...Welfare Cuts...Austerity...

SPEAKER: JOHN MOLYNEUX

Thursday 8th March

1. Meeting at The Malton Hotel,Killarney @ 6PM

2. Meeting at The Grand Hotel,Tralee @ 8PM

The current financial crises have exposed the madness at the heart of the economic system.

During the Celtic Tiger, a tiny minority enriched themselves without the slightest care for society at large. Between 1995 and 2007, the top 1% of the Irish population increased their wealth by €75 billion.

But when the recession hit, the government went to the aid of the very people who helped cause it. Billions were spent to bail-out the banks and instead of taking money from the wealthy, the government attacks ordinary people, attacking living standards, cutting essential services, and imposing austerity.

At the same time there are vast amounts of wealth in this country, the top 1% have over €100 billion tucked away. 33,000 millionaires own wealth of €121 billion, the 300 richest people are reported to be worth close to €50 billion.
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The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is at the heart of resistance to these attacks. We want to see a movement of ‘people power’ to challenge the very system that has caused the problem.

In local areas, we work through broader alliances such as the United Left Alliance to mobilise people to resist cuts and austerity.

Our aim is to replace the for-profit system that bolsters the rich with one that serves the needs of the majority. It is time to look at other ways of organising our society