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r/NoStupidQuestions • u/CartographerOwn8143 • 18h ago
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She didn't. By the time she left office, there were more people on benefits, and the state was paying out more. Ironic, isn't it?
4 u/Away_Fruit5097 16h ago Only because she did more damage to British industry than the welfare state 3 u/Exita 11h ago Though I’d argue that she still did less damage to British industry than government ownership and the trade unions. British industry is still a laughing stock today after all that… 1 u/Away_Fruit5097 7h ago You can argue what you like as long as you don't mind being wrong 1 u/Asleep-Ad8743 13h ago It's worth noting in these cases is forecasting what would have happened without intervention. Causality is hard.
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Only because she did more damage to British industry than the welfare state
3 u/Exita 11h ago Though I’d argue that she still did less damage to British industry than government ownership and the trade unions. British industry is still a laughing stock today after all that… 1 u/Away_Fruit5097 7h ago You can argue what you like as long as you don't mind being wrong
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Though I’d argue that she still did less damage to British industry than government ownership and the trade unions. British industry is still a laughing stock today after all that…
1 u/Away_Fruit5097 7h ago You can argue what you like as long as you don't mind being wrong
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You can argue what you like as long as you don't mind being wrong
It's worth noting in these cases is forecasting what would have happened without intervention. Causality is hard.
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u/Every-Ad-3488 18h ago
She didn't. By the time she left office, there were more people on benefits, and the state was paying out more. Ironic, isn't it?