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Old January 5th 12, 01:49 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,misc.transport.rail.europe
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Default Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could ithappen here...??

On 05/01/2012 14:46, Graham Nye wrote:
On 05/01/2012 13:46, Lüko Willms wrote:
Am 04.01.2012 14:26, schrieb Graham Nye:
On 04/01/2012 10:01, Lüko Willms wrote:
Under capitalist rule, you will find that most state owned
enterprises are actually operated with the objective to make profit.
I haven't found that.


Then open your eyes.


I did, and I noticed the behaviour you've chosen to snip from my post
so that you could add an insult.

Right of centre states aren't likely, by their own principles, to
retain profitable enterprises under state control. Can you give
some examples of capitalist states operating profitable enterprises?
(Shouldn't be difficult, as you suggest this is the majority position.)




The British government used to run a profitable brewery at one time.

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