David NallyEditor
You know you're in trouble when you feel wistfully nostalgic for the days when the budget was "only" going to take €3bn out of the economy. Now it's twice that, so where will the axe fall? Can universal payments like child benefit, old age pensions and free third level education continue? Can we continue to keep nearly half of workers outside the tax net?
And on the day that Olli Rehn comes to town, does the man who's really running Ireland have this country's best interests uppermost in his mind? Or are we just pawns in a much bigger game ? Let us know what you think by posting your comment below or emailing thefrontline@rte.ie
