tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post7111471220108868581..comments2024-03-26T07:51:43.186+00:00Comments on Mabinogogiblog: What is Thatcherism?DocRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08903964792092284406noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-69313414590381992532013-04-11T21:29:55.203+01:002013-04-11T21:29:55.203+01:00Hi Gavin (or should that be Sir Rod?)
All good qu...Hi Gavin (or should that be Sir Rod?)<br /><br />All good questions.<br />Is there an ideal? It depends on the prevailing situation. Keynes suggests the State spending should shrink during good times and expand during bad times. That seems reasonable. The State gets massive during wartime. I remember Jerry Wiggin, my old Thatcherite Tory MP, rushing aboard a merchant vessel in the Falklands War and nationalising it practically at gunpoint.<br /><br />The state needs to be continually reviewed, to make sure it is operating efficiently. I reckon workers at the sharp end are key for this. Bring back the old Suggestion Box, I say. <br /><br />Another point is that state spending is like an addiction. Assuming for the sake of argument that it is too big, it needs to be reduced slowly and carefully. Too rapid reduction of an addictive substance can lead to illness. <br /><br />We are living in interesting times.DocRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903964792092284406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-83555763775273437572013-04-11T20:33:37.000+01:002013-04-11T20:33:37.000+01:00On the subject of the Small State:
How small is ...On the subject of the Small State: <br /><br />How small is too small?<br /><br />Is there an ideal "amount" of State?<br /><br />Is there an upper limit to how big the State should be?<br /><br />Could it be said that *some* public sector jobs were created for the purpose of buying votes at the next election?<br /><br />Ultimately State is paid for by taxing private enterprise. Surely the more things you bring into the public sector, the less potential there is for tax revenue...if not, why not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com