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The author seems to be pointing out that the difference between 'for-profit' and 'non-profit' is not quite as clear as one might expect, and that the popular no
by photochemsyn 4y ago
The author seems to be pointing out that the difference between 'for-profit' and 'non-profit' is not quite as clear as one might expect, and that the popular notion that 'non-profit' implies some selfless, virtuous, do-gooder agenda is not well-supported.
As far as data, the fact that religious US non-profits have yearly revenues on the order of $400 billion a year is included, although the article could have included the total size of the US non-profit economy (~$2.5 trillion). (I imagine religious non-profits in the Islamic world are at least as large).
Your comment seems to be pushing back against this arguably cynical view of the motivations of non-profits and other 'workers for good'. It is a discussion worth having, so calling for it to be removed is, well, sort of supporting the thesis if you follow.