The Anglican Church is having a go at the government over the radiologists strike.
Bishop Richard Randerson says, "A system that fails to discern the priority of the importance of human wellbeing ahead of finance is morally deficient."
Isn't this a bit naive? Human wellbeing and economic wellbeing are intrinsically tied to each other, albeit not always exclusively.
The public health system is immoral because it takes money off people under the pretext of providing 'free health' and then it fails to deliver.
But as it monopolises the NZ health sector the government must meet the radiologists claims. We are stuck with it long term and if we fail to pay health professionals competitively then we won't keep or attract them.
(The release is a www.scoop.co.nz but now blogger links are not working. One thing after another.)
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Whether or not the strike is justified is besides the point tome. Randerson is a twat. He says that if the system fails to put human wellbeing "ahead of finance" then it is deficient.
So exactly why hasn't the church sold all it's property and given the money away to fund human wellbeing? Because they constantly make financial decisions which is precisely what needs to be done.
Finances tell you what resources you have and what you don't. If you always put wellbeing ahead of finance you run out of the ability to help anyone.
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