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GenosseFlosse@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

The difference is that the government has no shareholders or incentive to turn a profit, unlike companies. However it can sell luxury goods at a high price, to subside other goods like food or housing from the markup.

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TIEPilot@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
No share holder, we are all share holder in the US government if you pay taxes, are you daft?

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- GenosseFlosse@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Oh wow, where are my us government shares?
  
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  - TIEPilot@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    You have safety, food standards, drug standard, medical standards, social safety nets, roads, etc.
    
    Thats the shit they are ok at, the rest leave it to companies.
    
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    GenosseFlosse@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    And how does this work out? Do companies not lobby against safety or environmental regulations if it hurts their profits? Is the water safe to drink everywhere? Is medical care available to everyone who needs it, regardless of income? Does everyone get social security, even if he could not pay in because of health issues, accidents or other reasons that prevented him from working full time for 40 years?
    
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    OS2Warp@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    You have safety, food standards, drug standard, medical standards, social safety nets, roads, etc.
    
    And they’ve all been gutted starting with Nixon.
    
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