• TheDemonBuer
    101·
    11 个月前

    I think some industries, like housing, healthcare, banking, etc should be primarily not-for-profit. Not-for-profit companies are not hypothetical or theoretical, they exist, right now, today. Credit unions are a good example, but not-for-profit companies exist in many different industries. Intermountain Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system in the Mountain West, and they have nearly 400 clinics and over 30 hospitals. They employ 64,000 people. During his presidency, Obama mentioned them as a model for healthcare, as they are able to offer high quality healthcare that is often less expensive than other for-profit offerings.

    It’s important to note that not-for-profit is different from non-profit. A non-profit is not allowed to have a surplus at the end of the year, whereas a not-for-profit is. However, unlike a typical for-profit companies, not-for-profits don’t distribute their surplus (profit) to owners, they reinvest it into the company.

    • RustyEarthfireEnglish
      1·
      11 个月前

      Not sure where you got the information a non-profit is not allowed a surplus at the end of the year. A 501(c)(3) charity can carry cash reserves (or other holdings) from year to year.

    • tb_
      3·
      11 个月前

      I dont think this post is about taxes

      • Alexstarfire
        32·
        11 个月前

        There’s a lot of costs involved outside of labor. I picked one of them. Not likely a major contributor though.

    • ZorqueEnglish
      3·
      11 个月前

      “And yet our veterans are living in cardboard boxes”

      • Alexstarfire
        11·
        11 个月前

        They’re no longer part of the military at that point.

        • ZorqueEnglish
          1·
          11 个月前

          That’s a cheap cop-out excuse.

          • Alexstarfire
            2·
            11 个月前

            I agree, but that’s certainly how the government views them.

    • Maggoty
      2·
      11 个月前

      Payroll and company taxes are not the problem.

  • distantsoundsEnglish
    21·
    11 个月前

    It’s not cheap making and giving all those bombs away