If all this leads people to conclude that social justice is being sacrificed to profits, cuts in public expenditure harden that conclusion even more. Social entitlements are being reduced, while individual contributions to cover the cost of health care, pensions, education, and basic welfare programs rise - not just in the Rhineland and neighboring länder, but in other countries that follow a similar model.
如果人们由此推论利润扼杀了社会的公正，那么公共开支的大幅缩减更证实了这种推论的确凿无疑。社会权利日益减少，而个人支付卫生、养老、教育和基本福利的开支却日益增加¾这样的问题不仅在莱茵兰及周边地区始终存在，那些模式相近的国家也面临着同样的问题。