Just want to share my opinion on some of the stuff posted here about Ireland as I have lived here all of my life including during the last year and a half of lock downs. I also traveled to Poland and Spain twice during the lockdowns even when my country deemed it illegal/major fines (2k euro) to travel unnecessarily.
Firstly, that video posted with the death statistics for Ireland is highly misleading. We had one of the strictest lockdowns in the world and for the lengthiest time - 2km limit from your house or fined. Due to the way our economy is set up (tax haven basically), a large amount of our workforce is in tech so all these workers could work from home and their wages plus the increased corporation tax due to all the tech companies growing massively during the worldwide lockdowns allowed our government to basically pay for the entire non-essential/cant work from home workforce to stay at home on very good money. This meant that our covid cases/deaths were very low compared to other countries who didn't or halfheartedly locked down.
I was a covid skeptic until January 2021. I knew a number of people who had the virus up until that point and I agreed it existed ect but didn't see it as a major problem. The speed with which is ripped through my city where literally hundreds of my friends all got sick around the same time. Entire houses that I manage as part of my business 5-6 college students per house all in bed at the same time ill.
I then moved on to the opinion that the elderly, underlying conditions and anybody who wanted the vaccine should take it. Then let everything open up once anyone who wishes to get the vaccine has got it. Anyone who chooses not to get it, that is their choice but they now have to deal with any consequences of that decision.
I still stand by that opinion now. All of my family had gotten the vaccine and I finally decided I would sign up for it as they brought in vaccine passports for travel/indoor eating here. I was put on a waiting list and a few days before I was able to get a vaccine I caught covid. I couldn't walk for two days, lost 10lbs, crazy brainfog/headaches, coughing, massive fatigue. Probably the worst illness I have ever experienced in my life. I am getting over it now and after 2.5 weeks I am mostly fine 90% energy back and a lingering random cough but I'll be good in a few more days I believe.
The part I am most happy about is that I now don't need a vaccine.
I was in close contact with family members who have serious underlying medical conditions around the time my covid symptoms began. They were all vaxinated and didn't contract covid from me thankfully.
This is how it should work I believe. I'm young 23, no underlying conditions, 6ft 4 - 170lbs. Once everyone who wants a vaccine is covered we should open up. England is doing it now and so far it looks to be working.
I was pretty pissed off with my government over the last year and a half but in reality they are just humans who are reading the same media garbage we are. They acted with an abundance of caution here. Now once the vulnerable have received their vaccine we can go back to normal and anyone who doesn't get the vaccine can contract covid and easily recover or get very sick... in other words they had a choice to accept a risk so the result of that is their problem.
* It's kind of hard to read some of the posts here from people on both sides of the argument as it's obvious that a lot of the talking points on both sides are being fed by external groups with agendas... be it the government, opposing political parties who want to get you emotional against the other side to increase your likelyhood to turn up to vote for them, people profiting by building significant followings of 'trust the science' and buy my book. Also on the other side people who want you to follow their 'group of american patriots who don't kneel' and buy their merch or watch their youtube videos... everyone is selling something.. and what they want is your attention. You also have other actors like Russia/Iran/China who just want to divide the Western World in general and make it look extremely chaotic so that it is less appealing for their citizens to aspire to.
I feel like in Ireland we miss out on a lot of this information warfare as we aren't strategically important.. The UK experiences it just as much as America as many countries want to use them to try and break up the EU for strategic reasons.
As for the strictly business/lifestyle element of Ireland.
Pros:
- English Speaking
- Highly Educated Potential Workforce
- No Dramatic Weather - Never too cold, never too warm
- Incredibly easy to form a company and super low taxes. Many people will set up their companies in Ireland even if they don't live here. Low bureaucracy in this regard.
- Member of the EU so you can sell to the entire EU market and travel/live within the EU.
- Very social (fun) country, very low crime.
- Stable government, they won't just take your assets/money randomly.
- Close to Europe.. quick cheap flights with Ryanair to anywhere
Cons:
- Weather is just rain all the time pretty much
- Housing crisis if you decide to live here the COL is very expensive
- Cost of insurance is crazy compared to many other countries
- Poor public healthcare system, private system is ok(ish)
Conclusion: Set up and run a business from Ireland but live in a lower COL country where your money goes further so that you can enjoy comforts that would be too expense to have in Ireland. Also, somewhere where the weather is better but ultimately you take advantage of Irelands very business friendly laws and low bureaucracy.
Firstly, that video posted with the death statistics for Ireland is highly misleading. We had one of the strictest lockdowns in the world and for the lengthiest time - 2km limit from your house or fined. Due to the way our economy is set up (tax haven basically), a large amount of our workforce is in tech so all these workers could work from home and their wages plus the increased corporation tax due to all the tech companies growing massively during the worldwide lockdowns allowed our government to basically pay for the entire non-essential/cant work from home workforce to stay at home on very good money. This meant that our covid cases/deaths were very low compared to other countries who didn't or halfheartedly locked down.
I was a covid skeptic until January 2021. I knew a number of people who had the virus up until that point and I agreed it existed ect but didn't see it as a major problem. The speed with which is ripped through my city where literally hundreds of my friends all got sick around the same time. Entire houses that I manage as part of my business 5-6 college students per house all in bed at the same time ill.
I then moved on to the opinion that the elderly, underlying conditions and anybody who wanted the vaccine should take it. Then let everything open up once anyone who wishes to get the vaccine has got it. Anyone who chooses not to get it, that is their choice but they now have to deal with any consequences of that decision.
I still stand by that opinion now. All of my family had gotten the vaccine and I finally decided I would sign up for it as they brought in vaccine passports for travel/indoor eating here. I was put on a waiting list and a few days before I was able to get a vaccine I caught covid. I couldn't walk for two days, lost 10lbs, crazy brainfog/headaches, coughing, massive fatigue. Probably the worst illness I have ever experienced in my life. I am getting over it now and after 2.5 weeks I am mostly fine 90% energy back and a lingering random cough but I'll be good in a few more days I believe.
The part I am most happy about is that I now don't need a vaccine.
I was in close contact with family members who have serious underlying medical conditions around the time my covid symptoms began. They were all vaxinated and didn't contract covid from me thankfully.
This is how it should work I believe. I'm young 23, no underlying conditions, 6ft 4 - 170lbs. Once everyone who wants a vaccine is covered we should open up. England is doing it now and so far it looks to be working.
I was pretty pissed off with my government over the last year and a half but in reality they are just humans who are reading the same media garbage we are. They acted with an abundance of caution here. Now once the vulnerable have received their vaccine we can go back to normal and anyone who doesn't get the vaccine can contract covid and easily recover or get very sick... in other words they had a choice to accept a risk so the result of that is their problem.
* It's kind of hard to read some of the posts here from people on both sides of the argument as it's obvious that a lot of the talking points on both sides are being fed by external groups with agendas... be it the government, opposing political parties who want to get you emotional against the other side to increase your likelyhood to turn up to vote for them, people profiting by building significant followings of 'trust the science' and buy my book. Also on the other side people who want you to follow their 'group of american patriots who don't kneel' and buy their merch or watch their youtube videos... everyone is selling something.. and what they want is your attention. You also have other actors like Russia/Iran/China who just want to divide the Western World in general and make it look extremely chaotic so that it is less appealing for their citizens to aspire to.
I feel like in Ireland we miss out on a lot of this information warfare as we aren't strategically important.. The UK experiences it just as much as America as many countries want to use them to try and break up the EU for strategic reasons.
As for the strictly business/lifestyle element of Ireland.
Pros:
- English Speaking
- Highly Educated Potential Workforce
- No Dramatic Weather - Never too cold, never too warm
- Incredibly easy to form a company and super low taxes. Many people will set up their companies in Ireland even if they don't live here. Low bureaucracy in this regard.
- Member of the EU so you can sell to the entire EU market and travel/live within the EU.
- Very social (fun) country, very low crime.
- Stable government, they won't just take your assets/money randomly.
- Close to Europe.. quick cheap flights with Ryanair to anywhere
Cons:
- Weather is just rain all the time pretty much
- Housing crisis if you decide to live here the COL is very expensive
- Cost of insurance is crazy compared to many other countries
- Poor public healthcare system, private system is ok(ish)
Conclusion: Set up and run a business from Ireland but live in a lower COL country where your money goes further so that you can enjoy comforts that would be too expense to have in Ireland. Also, somewhere where the weather is better but ultimately you take advantage of Irelands very business friendly laws and low bureaucracy.
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