Current Affairs The General Election

[peteblue]

No I understand it wasn't meant in that way at all.

The problem is that I am not sure a wholly agree with the above believe and would say it is a little problematic. Yes I am very much on the "wealth creation" side now, but I still drive on roads maintained by the public sector, work with people educated by the public sector (or at least teachers via the public sector), we are kept safe as a business by the public sector, our employees are kept fit for work by the hospitals and doctors in the public sector etc etc. It's much more of a joined effort than a case of black and white I would say.

Of course there has to be balance between what we allocate to the public sector and allowing innovation and I'd probably suggest that balance has been out for a little while now.

And I agree.....

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Of course the public sector pay taxes, out of the money given to them in salary, which comes from the private sector. We need a good public sector, it helps to keep the private sector going, which generates the money to pay for everyone. But just going on about doctors, teachers, policemen being underfunded, I.e. therefore we should give them more money, doesn’t change the fact that the private sector has to pay for it......The Public sector is not a charity but nor is it a wealth creator in its own right. If the public sector disappeared tomorrow, the private sector would all set up their own hospitals, police, teachers and schools etc. If the private sector disappeared tomorrow everything would come to a halt......

Disagree. If the public sector disappeared, the private sector would collapse entirely. No nation can, or has existed without it.
Agree on your point that the public sector is a requirement to sustain a capitalist economy though.

 

[peteblue]

Disagree. If the public sector disappeared, the private sector would collapse entirely. No nation can, or has existed without it.
Agree on your point that the public sector is a requirement to sustain a capitalist economy though.

No it wouldn’t, it would just set up the same facilities and services and pay for them to operate.....

 

[dwightschrute]

Corbyn then?

I've noticed a big correlation between gammon on the internet who hate Corbyn but also cant spell his last name

 

[peteblue]

I've noticed a big correlation between gammon on the internet who hate Corbyn but also cant spell his last name

*can’t....

 

[JimmyJeffers]

No it wouldn’t, it would just set up the same facilities and services and pay for them to operate.....

Hmm we’re straying into theoretical scenarios here that are never likely to happen.
Let’s just say that I believe that your vision of a nation without state intervention and involvement is as wildly unrealistic as you would consider a socialist state to be.

 

[neil999]

amber rudd not standing, labour really need to hammer home that tory moderates are all leaving and they are being taken over by the rich elite of johnson/rees mogg etc

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

No it wouldn’t, it would just set up the same facilities and services and pay for them to operate.....

Ah yes, private armies, police forces and roads...

 

[Hickson9]

No it wouldn’t, it would just set up the same facilities and services and pay for them to operate.....

Inevitably leading to a vastly more unequal society which wouldn't be sustainable.

Also, no private company could take on the level of risk that the public sector does.

 

[Hickson9]

Also, the private sector would never lead us to the change we need to address the Climate emergency.

 

[Blue 1]

amber rudd not standing, labour really need to hammer home that tory moderates are all leaving and they are being taken over by the rich elite of johnson/rees mogg etc

Rudd just wants a safer seat.

 

[The Trinity.]

STOP BREXIT........

 

[neil999]

Rudd just wants a safer seat.

errr shes quitting parliament

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Rudd just wants a safer seat.

Not standing in any seat seems an odd way to go about that.

 

[Blue 1]

errr shes quitting parliament

Well, yeah, what else would happen?

She hasn't ruled out a return to politics. She has one of the smallest majorities in the country. I would bet my house that we've not seen the last of her.