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Yes a fiscal discipline propped up by the state and still paying shareholders. In a funny way, a bit like the parents paying for these tickets, getting help from the state and still going on holiday.
The reason why they dole out this money is because many things in a society that facilitate freedom and equality (health, education, infrastructure) aren't actually that profitable. The fact that we must subsidise these companies just proves that they are no more successful than 'the dead hand of the state'.
With regard to health care, private firms are once again subsidised (albeit indirectly) by most of their staff being trained in the public sector at great cost to the tax payer. I'd like to see how they compare to the NHS without the state propping them up. Of course they could always rely on foreign workers or the great numbers of graduates we will produce. All fits well with current policy, doesn't it?
In terms of reform, yes changes need to be made, I couldn't agree more. We do need to change elements of the welfare state, it is being abused. I seem to remember Beveridge, as well as creating the template for the welfare state,also supported eugenics. Maybe this is the direction our current government is taking?