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@ charlie:zipcar, taxis and airports all try to make money.

And there's nothing wrong with that.

I'd say the real question is the benefits that are returned to the public.

Well, that is the question for all the government does. Presumably, in a proper democracy, the government does nicely what the people want it to do...

@ David C: But we can agree that these items, if done well - not all wars are, for example - add value that exceeds their cost.

There is an underlying assumption that if the government does something, it does it well. Clearly, the government fails part of the time, and then it's up to the voters to throw the government out and put competent people in place.

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