Episode 256 • • 1:09:30 - 1:12:20
256: Cheerleaders for Science
Jose Manuel Barroso, Irish Wage Cuts and Defective Medical Devices
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso emphasized the need for "fiscal consolidation" and "social commitment" to preserve the European welfare state. A listener from Ireland reports that government employees have faced 25% wage cuts while public services for the elderly are being reduced. The same correspondent alleges that an American medical device company in Ireland, Lake Region Medical, is knowingly selling defective products while preparing to go public.