• @TheDemonBuer
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    16 hours ago

    I think some industries, like housing, healthcare, banking, etc should be primarily not-for-profit. Not-for-profit companies are not hypothetical or theoretical, they exist, right now, today. Credit unions are a good example, but not-for-profit companies exist in many different industries. Intermountain Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system in the Mountain West, and they have nearly 400 clinics and over 30 hospitals. They employ 64,000 people. During his presidency, Obama mentioned them as a model for healthcare, as they are able to offer high quality healthcare that is often less expensive than other for-profit offerings.

    It’s important to note that not-for-profit is different from non-profit. A non-profit is not allowed to have a surplus at the end of the year, whereas a not-for-profit is. However, unlike a typical for-profit companies, not-for-profits don’t distribute their surplus (profit) to owners, they reinvest it into the company.

    • @RustyEarthfire
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      110 hours ago

      Not sure where you got the information a non-profit is not allowed a surplus at the end of the year. A 501(c)(3) charity can carry cash reserves (or other holdings) from year to year.

  • @Alexstarfire
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    16 hours ago

    Military got to get their money somehow.

    • @Maggoty
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      210 hours ago

      Payroll and company taxes are not the problem.

    • @Zorque
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      314 hours ago

      “And yet our veterans are living in cardboard boxes”

      • @Alexstarfire
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        011 hours ago

        They’re no longer part of the military at that point.

        • @Zorque
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          110 hours ago

          That’s a cheap cop-out excuse.

          • @Alexstarfire
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            29 hours ago

            I agree, but that’s certainly how the government views them.

    • tb_
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      316 hours ago

      I dont think this post is about taxes

      • @Alexstarfire
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        115 hours ago

        There’s a lot of costs involved outside of labor. I picked one of them. Not likely a major contributor though.

  • @distantsounds
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    114 hours ago

    It’s not cheap making and giving all those bombs away

    • @Maggoty
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      110 hours ago

      The problem is greed, not taxes.