Ah. It seems an analogy wherein every angle raises a new question. In that sense, "why not for-profit govt?" would seem to be a hypothetical which would indeed

Ah. It seems an analogy wherein every angle raises a new question. In that sense, "why not for-profit govt?" would seem to be a hypothetical which would indeed require much study to fully explore, let alone answer. I dare to speculate that some degree of research and debate may already exist in the field, with respect to the idea of privatisation of public services, and to certain 'free market' ideals as in neo-libertarianism, etc.