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If these public sector lot go on strike.............
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Yes, and the answer is also yes.By flagging this up on here, you have noticed
Oh dear............... will anyone notice the effect if they go on strike, is that better
Correct answer is Yes and No the public sector could go on strike for a month and no one would know by the effect it would have.
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All of the public sector? Doctors, nurses, police, (dare one say professional child minders AKA "teachers"), etc etc?Correct answer is Yes and No the public sector could go on strike for a month and no one would know by the effect it would have.
Of course we would notice if they all walked out.
But if we got rid of 20% of them over a period of two years and made the other 80% work harder, we probably wouldn't.
It's got to be cheaper for the private sector to pay somebody to do nothing on the dole than pay them to do nothing in the public sector.
But if we got rid of 20% of them over a period of two years and made the other 80% work harder, we probably wouldn't.
It's got to be cheaper for the private sector to pay somebody to do nothing on the dole than pay them to do nothing in the public sector.
There is a lot of waste in the public sector, and lot's of overpaid high up members (38,000 earn over 100k, 9000 earn over 150k).
I don't remember any public sector workers striking over that?
Remember the tens of billions wasted on the NHS superflop computer, remember the nurses all going on strike about how that money could instead have been used to treat patients.
No, me neither.
I have some sympathy for them, none of them are bad people, but they allowed the waste to accumulate to epic proportions, actions (or inactions) have consequences.
The numbers are the numbers, going on strike isnt going to suddenly create an extra 100billion a year income for the government. Even without the recession we would be short by 80+ billion, a figure that wouldn't be plugged if we taxed the rich at 100%.
I don't remember any public sector workers striking over that?
Remember the tens of billions wasted on the NHS superflop computer, remember the nurses all going on strike about how that money could instead have been used to treat patients.
No, me neither.
I have some sympathy for them, none of them are bad people, but they allowed the waste to accumulate to epic proportions, actions (or inactions) have consequences.
The numbers are the numbers, going on strike isnt going to suddenly create an extra 100billion a year income for the government. Even without the recession we would be short by 80+ billion, a figure that wouldn't be plugged if we taxed the rich at 100%.
NHS workers only strike to protect their pay and conditions, not to protect patients.
My neighbour used to work in the private sector running one of these big IT NHS projects. He said the waste and incompetence in the NHS sickened him as it was his tax that paid for it all. The NHS had a budget and had to spend it and didn't care about efficiencies. The private sector knew that money was coming their way so didn't have to try.
The private sector ran rings around the NHS, was like taking money from a baby he said. But if you realise the NHS is primarily a job creation and maintainance scheme for the staff there it all makes sense. Patients come second.
