Don’t copy the Greeks

WHATEVER our present financial difficulties, I cannot join with Declan O’Connor (Letters, October 4) in his admiration for the Greeks’ response to their economic crisis.

The fact is that quite apart from the banking fiasco, the Irish state is spending approx €20bn more per annum than it is receiving.

The world doesn’t owe us a living, no more than it owes the Greeks. They are living way beyond their means and react like spoiled children when told they cannot do so indefinitely, throwing tantrums on the streets in a gutless fashion.