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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lkeigwin, post: 1290574, member: 30400&quot;]Would you prefer the alternative? That they operate at a loss? Who would pay for that loss? And who benefits from a government agency operating at a profit?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What could be better than profiting from folks who freely choose to buy or not? Isn&#039;t this what a free market is all about? You get to choose.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s because it&#039;s not a tax. Taxes, by definition, are imposed. The Mint isn&#039;t forcing anyone to buy anything.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>100% profit? You should rethink that statement. Consider material costs, manufacturing costs, labor, the overhead of maintaining buildings, equipment and tools. The list is endless.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry, I don&#039;t understand your beef.</p><p>Lance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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