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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (216437)2/9/2013 1:58:58 AM
From: Maurice Winn  Read Replies (1) of 542125
 
What's wrong with governments turning a profit on public assets? <gvt isn't supposed to turn a profit, > It's absurd that even with all sorts of monopolies, they can't make a profit on public assets.

< I don't think they could run a yogurt stand profitably unless they prohibited yogurt sales from anyone else."> That's the problem. People vote for wastrel bludging spendthrifts who buy votes and reward cronies. Blame the electorate, who mostly think things should be free.

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