[Angostura]

Right. So it's not just work - any good or altruistic act, will by definition only act to stoke the machine.

It's certainly a way of thinking, I suppose

[AreShoesFeet000]

Incorrect. It’s mostly just work.

[Angostura]

So if I carry out hip replacement surgery, at my own cost its good?

But if the NHS pays me to carry out hip replacement surgery - funded from tax revenue, but free to the patient, it's bad?

[AreShoesFeet000]

This is not a moral judgement. It doesn’t even matter from which pocket the money is coming from.