Originally Posted By: Dan S.
Originally Posted By: NickD90
C'mon guys - you two are much too smart for that and I mean that.

To pretend it isn't a business is ludicrous. Please explain how it is not a business and show you work


Shut the fvck up. You're just making yourself look stupid.

Governments do things businesses would never dream of and is way more complicated than business.

Did IBM launch a nuclear attack against Microsoft? Does General Motors dictate fiscal policy and set interest rates? Does Amazon offer property to homestead? Does Sportco set fishing seasons? Does Apple have Apple State University? Does anyone serve in the General Electric Navy? Has anyone appeared before the Supreme Court of McDonald's?

It's like you're being stupid intentionally.



Dan - all of those items are services (or products) bought by our tax dollars. Yes, even nuking other countries is considered a service. Defense, welfare, BLM, education....all of it is a product. Tax money in, services out. I already talked about printing money and the Fed is it's own standalone entity (but you already knew that). Nothing that you said proves that the government does not or should not operate like a business. But thanks for the Strawmen arguments
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