Madam, - May I extend Mark Steyn's list of events (such as heatwave deaths in France) which might never have happened had particular countries been run properly (Opinion, January 5th)?
In 2001 almost 3,000 Americans were killed in one single day as a result of virtually non-existent airport security. At that time no self-respecting non-welfare state needed to pay airport security staff anything more than a minimum wage; what was the point in wasting valuable tax dollars in a free market on pampering passengers? They might even turn all soft and French.
How ironic that the net result of that particular excess of Steynesque economic theory has been the evolution of the distinctly big-governmental black hole known as the Department of Homeland Security. - Is mise,
CATHAL RABBITTE,
Adliswil,
Switzerland.