Rogernomics
Sir,—Mr Douglas is right in saying that we have the potential to provide everyone with a better standard of health, education and welfare if existing resources were used more effectively (October U , But .by the people working in tfee' services sis the main barrier to ; greater effect! he z w/ '■ft 'ttfalitot one antoher ‘ aiid heady - from the/ ; utter squandering >df resources ’ happening' in the rest of society ■ ’ — r flie sate of national assets to v the highest bidden the stockmarket gambling, and ; the idle factories and unemployed skilled | labour that result ftom thls. Health and welfare workers heed, to look beyond the bullying rhetoric of . Rogernomjc-style ; “efficiency” and ask why if late i and the people we serve whqhave to .make cutbacks, not the . big boys here and overseag who/ seem to be doing'so well otit of the dismantling of New Zealand’s productive resources. Yours, etcLv f :■ ■■ ’/fcWAINWRIGHt. \. '• ■? ’A y ’ - »*Vr ■ ‘ z. •-'■‘l -iuc ‘■'
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