‘Greedy capitalists’ swim in privatised water

I AGREE with Kathy Sinnott’s letter (August 31) arguing we should resist the water charges recommended by the recent report of the Commission on Taxation.

However, I would add another reason to those she has given: if charges for water are introduced here, then profit-hungry capitalists won’t be long in trying to get their greedy hands on a service that every household will have to pay for and where increasing profits are guaranteed. Greed-driven capitalists have done this in other countries with the support of the IMF.

I will bet that free market-supporting EU law, along with the EU Commission and the European Court of Justice, will support water privatisation in Ireland if they have their way.