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0 pointsecshafer2mo ago0 comments

Your question doesn't really make sense. What business isn't driven by the goal of making money ultimately?

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bovermyer2mo ago

Non-profit organizations generally don't focus on profits, but they are usually classified as "businesses."

I suppose this is a matter of definitions. What do you define as a "business?"

hackable_sand2mo ago

What businesses are profit-driven? I would love to know so I can avoid them.

ecshaferOP2mo ago

Every gas station, grocery store, convenience store, pharmacy, urgent care, every bank, every tech company, every computer manufacturer, most food production companies, most farms, every resource extraction company, every manufacturing company.

bovermyer2mo ago

Any health care organization - from your list, pharmacies and urgent care - that is profit-driven is not holding health as top priority.

If an organization that should be focused on making people healthy is instead focused on how many currency units it can extract from other entities, there is (as they say) a misalignment of priorities.

hamdingers2mo ago

Every nonprofit.

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bovermyer2mo ago

Non-profit organizations generally don't focus on profits, but they are usually classified as "businesses."

I suppose this is a matter of definitions. What do you define as a "business?"

hackable_sand2mo ago

What businesses are profit-driven? I would love to know so I can avoid them.

ecshaferOP2mo ago

bovermyer2mo ago

Any health care organization - from your list, pharmacies and urgent care - that is profit-driven is not holding health as top priority.

hamdingers2mo ago

Every nonprofit.

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