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So if you fulfill basic human needs you aren't allowed to make a profit but every other industry can?
by achates 3y ago
So if you fulfill basic human needs you aren't allowed to make a profit but every other industry can?
- sokoloff 3y agoI hope the people providing my food, utilities, clothing, and bedding are making a sustainable profit. I want them to be around in the future when I need those needs fulfilled.
- monkaiju 3y agoYes. You arent just like born into 'fulfilling' a basic human need. These services, think healthcare, food, and housing, should be public services that are guaranteed not delivered by the market. You cannot look at the market-based solutions to literally any of these objectively and think it is performing well. At least, not if you value human life.
- jdenning 3y agoThe problem, as always is about the definitions and the power associated with controlling those definitions. Does a fine wine count as food? What about an imported fruit? If the US made it illegal to profit on food I think we'd see rapid regulatory capture that supported some of the worst agri-business behemoths. (e.g. what happens to the local farmers that I prefer to support? They probably need a bigger profit margin than they have already, and can't even hope to compete at scale) I agree with your intent here, but the devil is in the details.
- alchemist1e9 3y agoSounds like you have alternative history to what I learned.
- breakyerself 3y agoSounds good to me.
- wellthisisgreat 3y agoMaybe buying up life-critical drugs to hike up the prices?