Of course it is abstract, if abstract means that the mediumin which the notion exists is thoughtin generalandnot the sensible thing in its empirical concreteness.
Liberal Democrat AM William Powell welcomed the report and the recommendations which he described as "sensible and workable in the short to medium term".
In America the new deficit-focused climate is preventing politicians from passing a temporary (and sensible) fiscal stimulus package without inducing them to tackle the sources of the country's huge medium-term deficit by, for instance, reforming social security.