tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post1373356909642486683..comments2023-10-19T05:01:59.279-05:00Comments on The Winnipeg RAG Review: Next time someone bemoans "reckless spending"...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-11389581297750940932011-11-26T21:43:20.291-06:002011-11-26T21:43:20.291-06:00Depends on what you mean by "essential" ...Depends on what you mean by "essential" and, yes, as with almost any organization there is some waste in the civil service, but most social programs are useful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-27718574678495155312011-11-20T20:04:11.697-06:002011-11-20T20:04:11.697-06:00You didn't answer my question. I was asking s...You didn't answer my question. I was asking specifically if you think that all government programs and spending are essential?Gustav Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-13677582081134400642011-11-18T18:59:08.189-06:002011-11-18T18:59:08.189-06:00Though even big spending cuts can have the pervers...Though even big spending cuts can have the perverse effect of hurting aggregate demand so much that the budget deficit actually grows because of them and cutting "red tape" often results in negative unintended consequences (witness Glass-Steagall)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-37600134106836182342011-11-18T18:57:32.603-06:002011-11-18T18:57:32.603-06:00Cuts that make a dent in the budget deficit are al...Cuts that make a dent in the budget deficit are almost never the cuts to "useless red tape" or programs that don't add to aggregate demand. Besides, government agencies are tasked with making cuts from time to time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-22507519220169565242011-11-18T18:33:51.458-06:002011-11-18T18:33:51.458-06:00Are you saying there is absolutely nothing the gov...Are you saying there is absolutely nothing the government could cut? OR that all government programs are essential?Gustav Nelsonnoreply@blogger.com