Madam, – In the Budget, the Taoiseach took a 6 per cent pay cut while he imposed an 11 per cent pay cut on minimum wage earners. This statistic alone should remind everyone of the true nature of capitalism when it practised by an elite of any kind. Over 50 years ago, Che Guevara observed that, “behind its attractive façade, ‘Western Civilisation’ hides a pack of hyenas and jackals”. How right he was. And how foolish we all are to continually believe in this glittering mirage. – Yours, etc,
Madam, – As the Budget has reduced the income of the blind, the big supermarkets could help by giving free dog food, care of the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. – Yours, etc,