Select all that apply In the United States, efforts to control or abolish bargaining rights for public sector workers in Wisconsin, Ohio, and elsewhere starting in 2010 have consistently been justified by stating the need for budget austerity. Why can this be considered an extension of financialization? (Check all that apply.) Multiple select question. Because cost-cutting boosts productive competitiveness rather than financial returns Because the financial activities of nonfinancial firms were minimized as a result of leveraged buyouts by private equity funds Because public sector pension shortfalls and budget deficits were at least partly an outcome of the financial crisis Because more importance is given to fiscal concerns than to service delivery