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Exactly. I support private enterprise but I recognize it has limits. The market is going to do things that are profitable, which may or may not be things society considers good. When that difference becomes unacceptably large, government should step in.

For example, it may not be profitable to provide mail service to rural homes, but it is good the US Post Office does so, because people who live in the boonies deserve to fully participate in society.



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