It’s a bit rich: why austerity for the poor only?

In response to Mr Kevin McCarthy’s letter (Aug 6) about the Greek government implementing austerity measures: We know there must be cuts and taxes to reduce our deficit; we know that governmental and administrative waste (‘advisers,’ junkets, expenses, golden handshakes, inflated salaries and pensions) should be eliminated.

They won’t be.

Fine Gael, in their election manifesto, talked about burning bond-holders. Did they do it? They were also against an introduction of a house tax, because “an annual recurring tax on the family home is unfair”. Did they stand by that statement?