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The US government does not have profit margins. It hasn’t run a balanced budget in decades. What are you even trying to say?
by kortilla 2y ago
The US government does not have profit margins. It hasn’t run a balanced budget in decades. What are you even trying to say?
- rbanffy 2y agoThey might be alluding to regulatory capture by groups such as the NRA, big pharma, and the defense industry, which, for all purposes, are an unelected part of the government.
- 15155 2y agoI love how the NRA - which is almost entirely member-funded - gets lumped in with actual industries with eye watering margins.
- rbanffy 2y agoThey are a powerful lobby. Just mention "gun regulation" in DC to see how many of them there are.
- lupusreal 2y agoIn terms of money they really aren't that big, but they don't need much money to wield influence because their cause is very popular with a lot of voters and politicians know that.