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Old 03-13-2012, 12:15 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by teh603 View Post
Y'know, there's a very good case that the entire healthcare sector- drug companies included- shouldn't be in it for the profit. They should be in it to save lives. The same is arguably true for the textbook companies; like teachers they should be in it to educate the children instead of getting rich at their expense. But that's not even a question for the politics board, more one of philosophy and ethics.
But not a case that is different or better in any way than the case that production and preparation of food, or the construction of shelter should be non profit endeavors. The assertion falls apart under even the most cursory scrutiny.

However, if you desire free stuff enough you can always hang on to notions like that, trying to justify them in the face of withering logic...and eventually you become Giggleton.
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