| | Public Service, Essential Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) |
 | | But public services are essential services, and the argument that in the interest of the economy as a whole we must cut back on essentials so we can afford the high added value luxuries, sounds quite reasonable when dressed up in psychological appeals to our self-esteem. |
 | | Complaints that the lower standards of public services make this necessary, yes, but no one seems to be very happy to feel that they have to do so. |
 | | Most absurd of all it the claim that the industry cannot afford to provide pensions, everyone must accept more responsibility for providing their own, and pursing the assets of their provider if the provider's inflated promises cannot be fulfilled. |
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