Well, in the UK, grinding the faces of the poor and disabled seems to be the point. I guess that is sound financial policy, and one that will no doubt continue after Brexit though they'll have to grind some new faces when the EU workers on the farms have gone home to Romania etc. Also, it's been austerity for some, massive tax cuts for the rich. Trickle-down benefits for the poor via the foodbanks so praised by Rees Moggie.