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michaelsshaw
on July 10, 2025
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A Virginia public library is fighting off a takeov...
Way to completely dodge the question. The question was not "Why should we allow the public services to run at a loss in the short term?"
The question is: Why should public services aim to produce profit?
charcircuit
on July 10, 2025
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I interpreted your question to be why I thought they should focus on long term profit instead of short term profit. As to your question it is for efficiently allocating resources.
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The question is: Why should public services aim to produce profit?