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LisaLynne

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1. I would think anyone who has worked in the private sector would not be suprised.

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 11:35 AM

Jan 2013

I always wonder how people who have had jobs in private industry can think that the private sector is somehow less wasteful. Well, maybe they find ways to more fully screw their workforce.

And ultimately, I think anytime pure profit -- just the pure pursuit of making money, is the goal of any organization, bad things happen.

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Health Care and Profits, a Poor Mix [View all] Scuba Jan 2013 OP

I would think anyone who has worked in the private sector would not be suprised. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #1

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Profit from the illness of others is vulturism. Waiting For Everyman Jan 2013 #3