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They aren't, and I'm sick of being told they are (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by Custoslibera@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[โ€“] uhrbaan@feddit.ch 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean, they are (at making profit), but funnily enough, you can't run a society when everything is profit driven ๐Ÿ™„

[โ€“] callouscomic@lemm.ee -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

That's literally uncomparable. Government does things that ignore profit. That's what government is for. The provide services at a loss. The only "profit" might be things like societal improvement, education, security, and such.

[โ€“] xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago

I think that's exactly the point they're making