“Sir, – AC Hanna (October 20th) commends our marching students on their altruism. Perhaps a different definition of altruism is in use. It appears to me that asking 100% of the people to pay for a 100% of the costs of a privilege afforded to 40%, when those 40% achieve an earnings premium of 60% over their working lives, is not entirely equitable …” (more)
[Kevin Kelly, Irish Times, 21 October]