Irritable means easy to irritate or bother.. If you have irritable skin, you get a rash from just about anything. An irritable person is not easy-going and often not very easy to be around. You might feel like you're walking on eggshells, or being extra careful not to upset your brother when he's in an irritable mood.
The economic problem. All societies face the economic problem, which is the problem of how to make the best use of limited, or scarce, resources. The economic problem exists because, although the needs and wants of people are endless, the resources available to satisfy needs and wants are limited. Resources are limited in two essential ways:
Given recent economic problems, what are the possible solutions? For the UK and US, I really feel the economy could be helped, if there was strong and decisive leadership. The fundamental thing is the government need to stop emphasising the need for austerity and hard times. They are currently trying their best to talk us into a recession. It is not just a fiscal crisis, the real problem is prospect of a second recession. Lack of Economic growth.