tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post105523616283101570..comments2024-03-08T15:43:20.236+00:00Comments on Keynesian Liberal: Public sector/Private sectorPeter Wrigleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-85557704189434082902011-07-05T17:50:15.061+01:002011-07-05T17:50:15.061+01:00Response to anonymous 2 (1st July)
You make a ver...Response to anonymous 2 (1st July)<br /><br />You make a very good point which is seldom appreciated: if epople have adequate pensions they make fewer, often no, demands on welfare provision - and, of course, they retain their dignity.Peter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-63791633794301384322011-07-05T17:47:02.200+01:002011-07-05T17:47:02.200+01:00Response to anonymous 1 (25th June)
I don't w...Response to anonymous 1 (25th June)<br /><br />I don't worship the public sector above the private sector: I just try to be even-handed. The private sector does many things very well:barbers, take-away foods, clothing, groceries (though we need to watch the development of monopolies)entertainment etc. But there is no reason to think that the public sector is less innovative or efficient (however that is defined.)The public sector has, for example, done a marvellous job in the provision of utilities,(water supplies for Bradford and Birmingham are good examples) education, health etc and I see little point in privatising, or having privatised, these.Peter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-20194551027269573282011-07-01T10:22:11.667+01:002011-07-01T10:22:11.667+01:00My mother in law recently died ,when she retired s...My mother in law recently died ,when she retired she received the same state pension as her sister ,mum in law had worked all her life .her sister had never worked,now lets move on a few years and we can only work on todays figures,the civil servants pension benefits all of us ,when they retire they will not need as much if any ,pension credits,council tax rebates,plus other benefits available because their state pension plus their work related pension will see them have enough income to claim less or nothing ,where as those on smaller pensions will claim more when they come to retire ,are we attacking the wrong people,and i am retired and never worked in the public sector but unlike most people i stop and think before i make unfounded criticism of anybody .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-1069492026415022282011-06-25T21:22:17.539+01:002011-06-25T21:22:17.539+01:00Why do you worship the public sector so much? Do y...Why do you worship the public sector so much? Do you realise it puts you far beyond being a Keynesian and well into the realm of the Socialist? Why not change the name of this blog into Socialist Pro-Public Sector Lobbyist?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com