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Originally Posted by Grapesoda
if government could run a business there wouldn't be a deficit would there?  |
In all fairness, the government is not a business.
Businesses do things for profit. If it doesn't make a profit or help to make a profit then most businesses won't do it. Most of what the government does is never intended to make a profit.
A more accurate statement would be "If the government could balance its budget there wouldn't be a deficit."