Jeff Brooks quotes Debbie Broome:
> Obviously, the major difference between the public sector and the private
> sector is the profit motive.
I am completely baffled by this notion, which I run across repeatedly, not
only on this list, but in much of my other list correspondence. It seems
obvious to me that in a capitalist society - absent a counter-culture which
asserts the rights of public property - all "public" actions are designed
to increase profit since the motive is at the core of the culture.
I think a systems analysis will readily show that the deterioration of
public goods is traceable to the drive for profits through a loop which
demands ever greater investment from the public for ever diminishing
return.
--Jack Hirschfeld Where have all the young men gone? jack@his.com Gone for soldiers, every one! When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?
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