Sir, – Ruth Coppinger ("Turn elections into referendum on unfair taxes and austerity", Opinion & Analysis, May 14th) ignores the fact that the reason we have cuts in public expenditure and new taxes, which affect everyone's standard of living, is that the Government is spending billions more than it is getting in taxes.
Her solution is to reverse all the adjustments made since we became bankrupt and take in less in taxation. Her solution is to tax the multinational corporations and the “super-rich”. How many jobs would go in this country if our corporation tax regime was torn up? How many “super-rich” do we have?
The present anti-austerity bandwagon, of which Ms Coppinger is a prominent spokesperson, is hypocritical.
It gives the impression that there is an alternative to austerity.
There is none. – Yours, etc,
ANTHONY LEAVY,
Shielmartin Drive,
Sutton,
Dublin 13.