tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666579996787484678.post5025500072312723431..comments2023-04-06T17:12:42.978+01:00Comments on A Just Future: Fair for All: Community safety helps create wealthJon Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12792245973965010468noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666579996787484678.post-41803586121500831172013-02-24T17:25:25.745+00:002013-02-24T17:25:25.745+00:00Not sure if we are disagreeing or agreeing - but I...Not sure if we are disagreeing or agreeing - but I see the whole system - the money spent on public services allows other parts of the system to make profits - just like in a business spending money on recruiting people means you have staff to do the work... It all connects. Public services are an investment from which we all benefit.Jon Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792245973965010468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666579996787484678.post-19312578116246716972013-02-24T17:10:52.769+00:002013-02-24T17:10:52.769+00:00What's the difference?...public sector is ther...What's the difference?...public sector is there to spend money...whilst the private sector is there to make money. One cannot survive without the other, private sector need healthy, well educated employees who can get to work safely and without fear of crime, threat or disturbance but the stark reality is one sector of society is a "money spender" whilst the other is a "wealth generator"...unless and until society recognises the need for both there will always be the "them and us" approach to the economic status along with the belief that some in society don't add value if all they do is "spend"!...macro/micro...public sector are big spenders of all our taxes...my friend got into hock for being too generous with her credit card!...did not make her a bad person just rubbish with money that was not hers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com