The Derp
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I'll leave it to a retard like you to scramble for proof they're worse off.
By the way, that chart of yours shows wild instability and volatility in Ireland. How come there were so many drastic drops and spikes in the GDP-per-Capita? What gives? Does it have anything to do with an economy that contracts at least once a year over the last four, and 33% of the time over the last 10? Why yes, it does. If I'm a business, I see that volatility and don't set up any expansion in Ireland. Why? Because it's a crapshoot that Irish consumers will spend as the economy contracts at least one quarter every year. That's not good for business. Nor does that have anything to do with HQ's moving to Ireland because those HQ's aren't serving the Irish market. They're serving global markets. So you could have a company that moves its HQ to Ireland while not expanding into Ireland's consumer market. Which, lookie there, is exactly what happens.
Now that's separate from moving corporate headquarters that serve other markets to Ireland. I think even you recognize that distinction but because you're a sophist, will pretend that the "competition" is within the Irish economy, and not just a competition over who can give the best margins. Profit margins have nothing to do with a business expanding or growing into other markets because only profit is taxed.