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To: TimF who wrote (321586)1/18/2007 2:09:03 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574327
 
"But charity isn't as reliable of way to match supply with demand as the price mechanism combined with the profit motive."

Who says there wasn't any profit? Their sales generally went up, a lot. And it generates a lot of good will because people see that they are doing the best they can for them.