Why Running the Government Like a Business Would Be a Disaster - eviltoast
    • MacGuffin94@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Not very effectively. Tariffs return less than the investment in them due to a slow down in the economy they cause. Other things like finding the IRS (8x the investment) and job placement programs return much much more than what is invested in them. It’s like running a restaurant and pricing alcohol at cost while planning for apps to make us the difference, that’s just not reality.