Myth-buster

Rick Morton (“Exclusive: Cabinet documents show funding for new hospital staff refused”, September 24-30) exposes confidential documents that confirm politicians like shiny new buildings and ribbons to cut rather than designing an effective service. We have just had the biggest health emergency in modern times. We have an ageing population. The truth is that any efficiency in health services will be at the margins. When will we banish the phrase “efficiency gains” from any budget? It uses positive language that simply translates to loss of service. We need to recognise that lower taxes equals poorer services. The politicians pull the wool over our eyes and we vote for those who do. Shame on us all.

– D. Robertson, Yarralumla, ACT