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0 pointsdanans4mo ago0 comments

Without the private sector utility company, there wouldn't be a mechanism to raise funds from and pay profits to shareholders.

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xboxnolifes4mo ago

Sure there would be; raise funds: tax, pay profits: reduce tax / tax breaks. The real differentiator is in the ability to choose who your shareholders are with less scrutiny.

danansOP4mo ago

I tend to agree, but that's a collective decision and action problem, which we have difficulty with as a society today.

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xboxnolifes4mo ago

Sure there would be; raise funds: tax, pay profits: reduce tax / tax breaks. The real differentiator is in the ability to choose who your shareholders are with less scrutiny.

danansOP4mo ago

I tend to agree, but that's a collective decision and action problem, which we have difficulty with as a society today.

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