The profit motive should have no place in these three areas: 1) healthcare, 2)reporting the news, and 3)the defense industry. Our world would be an infinitely better place if in those three areas profit were removed from the equation.

Feb 16, 2021 · 3:10 AM UTC

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Damn Right Sister..Profit for Health Care etc. Corrupts Motives!
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Can we add 3) Education 4) Prison System?
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Housing. It’s ridiculous. Profit off of shelter? Barbaric.
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Areas of society that shouldn't be profit based: 1. Law Enforcement/ Prison System 2. Access to News/ Political Processes 3. Military 4. Political Campaigning 5. Voting/ Legislating
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Might want to consider the justice system to that list
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Especially healthcare, which is completely inelastic. There is no price that someone will choose not to receive their healthcare. No one should profit off of our innate desire to live.
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Not to mention 4) The justice system.
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Also, law enforcement, consumer banking, and education.
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And Energy
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I would like to add the energy sector. PG and E have shown time and time again they won’t to right by the communities they provide electricity to
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