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They aren't, and I'm sick of being told they are (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 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.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

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.

People pay taxes that fund the government. If the money is wasted then services suffer. So it's not profit or loss but they must deliver value. Value is harder to quantify than profit but governments have to figure a way out of doing it and provide incentives to staff to deliver it.