That's literally uncomparable. Government does things that ignore profit. That's what government is for. The provide services at a loss. The only "profit" might be things like societal improvement, education, security, and such.

[–] xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 year ago

I think that's exactly the point they're making

[–] arc@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

That’s literally uncomparable. Government does things that ignore profit. That’s what government is for. The provide services at a loss. The only “profit” might be things like societal improvement, education, security, and such.

People pay taxes that fund the government. If the money is wasted then services suffer. So it's not profit or loss but they must deliver value. Value is harder to quantify than profit but governments have to figure a way out of doing it and provide incentives to staff to deliver it.

[–] Zeth0s@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

They are often on purpose, as political decision. So that it is easier to push for privatization