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Vox Moi

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13. The Government-as-business meme infuriated me ...

Reply to WCGreen (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 02:23 PM

Dec 2012

... because not only was total nonsense, nobody ever challenged it.
Why didn't Obama and supporters challenge Romney to do something more than just repeat this mantra?
Exactly how would government-as-business work?
Make a profit?
Have a board of directors and investors?
What?
It was a bogus panacea, propagated by people who think that 'business' is the only social institution a society needs.
It was The Big, Stinking Lie.
... and nobody ever called them on it.

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The idea that you should run the government like a business... [View all] WCGreen Dec 2012 OP

Yeah.. except a "business's commitment to its customers" is secondary annabanana Dec 2012 #1

"Run like a business" is NOT 'government should BE a business' KurtNYC Dec 2012 #2

Definitely, if the gating measure is "quality of life for all citizens." Pathetically, $$$$$ is RKP5637 Dec 2012 #4

I think it is worse than that. If the government is a business then it is one KurtNYC Dec 2012 #8

Sadly, quite true! We're stuck in a rut and I often wonder what will RKP5637 Dec 2012 #9

Too bad more Democrats do not point this out.... kentuck Dec 2012 #3

A government can define profit as a stable, just society riqster Dec 2012 #5

I like that.. WCGreen Dec 2012 #6

The primary role of government is to spend money lunatica Dec 2012 #7

Conservatives are always yammering about running the government WCGreen Dec 2012 #11

Business is unethical. Period. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #10

A Business Can Declare Bankruptcy, Close Up Shop, and Walk Away Forever Yavin4 Dec 2012 #12

The Government-as-business meme infuriated me ... Vox Moi Dec 2012 #13

If the govt was a business ran according to the people who say it should be ran like a business... ck4829 Dec 2012 #14

My boss here often comments that the business skill Lucky Luciano Dec 2012 #15

the problem with state and especially local governments.... WCGreen Dec 2012 #20

I just like to say that there is no Owner's Equity in government's balance sheet Gman Dec 2012 #16

That's a really good point.. WCGreen Dec 2012 #19

Exactly Gman Dec 2012 #21

Business is not required to go broke on September 30 jmowreader Dec 2012 #17

Don't we have enough theft already? quaker bill Dec 2012 #18