By that logic the government should simply increase spending 10x on disability and everything will be great! No, you've made a logical leap that isn't warrante

By that logic the government should simply increase spending 10x on disability and everything will be great! No, you've made a logical leap that isn't warranted. There is nothing wrong with running a balanced and cautious budget, and I didn't say there was. But cutting spending on a service unnecessarily, when doing so raises the total long-term spending on that service is categorically inefficient. It's a classic example of short-termism – government ends up simultaneously forking over more money, and achieving less! Everything has an ROI, everything has an efficiency. Yes, I agree. That's why UK government austerity should focus less on inefficient spending cuts to essential services, and more on restructuring the economy.