Gas Prices -- Help at last?

"Dave S" wrote in message
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Perhaps the government
should get into the production and refining business and offer some
"competition" or incentive to the oil industry. Any government profits
could be used to support the general fund or any other lawful
government endeavor.

Seriously?

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John T wrote:
"Dave S" wrote in message
nk.net

Perhaps the government
should get into the production and refining business and offer some
"competition" or incentive to the oil industry. Any government profits
could be used to support the general fund or any other lawful
government endeavor.


Seriously?


Yes, has anyone an example of a government run business or anything else
for that matter that ever turned a profit?


Matt

Matt Whiting wrote:
Yes, has anyone an example of a government run business or anything else
for that matter that ever turned a profit?

I could try to dig up some numbers, but I believe there
are (or at least were) a couple of examples of post offices
(gvt run administrations in a few countries) that actually are
doing reasonably well.

--Sylvain

Sylvain wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

Yes, has anyone an example of a government run business or anything else

for that matter that ever turned a profit?


I could try to dig up some numbers, but I believe there
are (or at least were) a couple of examples of post offices
(gvt run administrations in a few countries) that actually are
doing reasonably well.

I believe the context here was the USA so that limits it to the American
government. Although, international examples would be interesting to
see if they really made money, or made money because they had a
monopoly. Most postal services don't have any across the board
competition (at least in the USA, last I knew, only the Federal Postal
Service could carry letters).

Matt

On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 23:36:05 GMT, Matt Whiting wrote:


Yes, has anyone an example of a government run business or anything else
for that matter that ever turned a profit?


Davis Monthan Air Force Base with selling aircraft parts (hey, seems to be
on topic) is the only US military facility making a profit (so I was told
at a tour there)

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On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 07:59:49 +0200, Martin Hotze
wrote:

Davis Monthan Air Force Base with selling aircraft parts (hey, seems to be
on topic) is the only US military facility making a profit (so I was told
at a tour there)

Must have been a government accountant, then!

You could make a profit by selling your airplane in pieces, too, if
you didn't count the cost of the airplane.


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Martin Hotze wrote:

On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 23:36:05 GMT, Matt Whiting wrote:


Yes, has anyone an example of a government run business or anything else
for that matter that ever turned a profit?



Davis Monthan Air Force Base with selling aircraft parts (hey, seems to be
on topic) is the only US military facility making a profit (so I was told
at a tour there)

Yes, it is easy to make money when you don't have to buy what you are
selling! Do you have a real example?


Matt

Perhaps the government
should get into the production and refining business and offer some
"competition" or incentive to the oil industry. Any government profits
could be used to support the general fund or any other lawful
government endeavor.

Yes, that would solve everything, that would!

The U.S. Postal Service selling gasoline. The state Motor Vehicle
Department distributing it. The teachers' lobby refining it. The U.S.
Congress exploring for it. FEMA drawing up the longterm plans. Kofi
Anna as energy czar!

Kinda makes you feel warm all over, don't it? Our future is secure!


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