Comments on: Health and Education cutbacks http://www.gavinsblog.com/2008/07/27/health-and-education-cutbacks/ Estd. in Ireland, July 2002 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:19:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: disgracedminister http://www.gavinsblog.com/2008/07/27/health-and-education-cutbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-528759 disgracedminister Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:11:40 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=3264#comment-528759 If this is a serious recession then it seems that they are doing exactly what they are not supposed to do. Non-essential day to day spending to be curtailed, government expenses to be heavily scrutinised and more money directed towards finishing important capital projects, such as school building. Education and Health are exactly the places that need to be improved so that we can pull out of this "recession". If this is a serious recession then it seems that they are doing exactly what they are not supposed to do.

Non-essential day to day spending to be curtailed, government expenses to be heavily scrutinised and more money directed towards finishing important capital projects, such as school building.

Education and Health are exactly the places that need to be improved so that we can pull out of this “recession”.

]]> By: Thriftcriminal http://www.gavinsblog.com/2008/07/27/health-and-education-cutbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-528317 Thriftcriminal Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:07:06 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=3264#comment-528317 Ah yes well, you see, this is not strictly a cutback. <i>Really, in what way?</i> Well, at no stage have we actually stated that the amount of money available is in any way diminished, just that the pipe through which it will flow has become, err, narrower. <i>Effectively meaning that you will be spending less money spent in this area surely?</i> Well, you see you have to be aware of the dichotomy between statement and actual meaning. <i>What dichotomy would that be exactly?</i> Well, PR obviously. One is bad, the other sounds good. Ah yes well, you see, this is not strictly a cutback.

Really, in what way?

Well, at no stage have we actually stated that the amount of money available is in any way diminished, just that the pipe through which it will flow has become, err, narrower.

Effectively meaning that you will be spending less money spent in this area surely?

Well, you see you have to be aware of the dichotomy between statement and actual meaning.

What dichotomy would that be exactly?

Well, PR obviously. One is bad, the other sounds good.

]]> By: Dave http://www.gavinsblog.com/2008/07/27/health-and-education-cutbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-528087 Dave Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:33:24 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=3264#comment-528087 MotherFUCKERS. MotherFUCKERS.

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