tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post2932382534340683622..comments2023-10-07T07:44:17.892-07:00Comments on The New Englander: Baker/Tisei and the Public-Private ChasmThe New Englanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-59146943938128328742010-02-02T19:27:34.337-08:002010-02-02T19:27:34.337-08:00Exactly -- the public sector does great things on ...Exactly -- the public sector does great things on a daily basis and has done so throughout our history. It's great for some -- in fact, I feel drawn to it myself...but as a taxpayer in ANY bracket, you should be at least a little worried when a job seeker tells you that all the good jobs are popping up on the public side of the house. That can't keep up indefinitely, or we're on what Superintendent Chalmers calls "one helluva toboggan ride."The New Englanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-47640756735572675552010-02-01T13:42:58.210-08:002010-02-01T13:42:58.210-08:00Sure...the Public Sector is great. But we can'...Sure...the Public Sector is great. But we can't rely on it to be the prime mover in our economy, which is what Greg is hitting on in this piece. The public sector provides some continuity, regulation and facilitates the conditions needed for growth - but it shouldn't be the target of growth.DConnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671266589960102725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-84363388117657872252010-02-01T00:11:31.723-08:002010-02-01T00:11:31.723-08:00Another shout out for the public sector: most of o...Another shout out for the public sector: most of our great, non-cinema art came from WPA programs. Just started reading a bunch of WPA writing, not to mention And We Shall Now Praise Famous Men, etc...it is just awesome.Jon and Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387906860079789219noreply@blogger.com