Everyone replying in this manner is missing that I am discussing whether or not they are rent seeking. No one is questioning whether they are or should be makin

Everyone replying in this manner is missing that I am discussing whether or not they are rent seeking. No one is questioning whether they are or should be making a profit. The person I replied to said they are not rent seeking, they are just seeking profit to fund operations. I claim they are rent seeking, which is according to wikipedia: "the effort to increase one's share of existing wealth without creating new wealth." No one is questioning that they are or should be making a profit, only the purpose and result of their profit seeking.