• Cruxifux@feddit.nl
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    14 hours ago

    Honestly I think we should have at least some FOODS that are not for profit. If I need it to survive then the free market arguments don’t work,

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      13 hours ago

      I mean … yeah. If it’s a thing you must have, then it should not be for profit. Staple foods definitely qualify.

      To be perfectly clear, when I say “not for profit” I mean that the costs of plant and equipment, administration, materials, logistics, labor, etc. are all paid for out of revenue - and a small fixed percentage to go into a fund to ward against variations in revenue, so that the business and its employees can continue to provide the public good and earn a living even in lean times.