It’s supposed to break even. It’s supposed to be a service that provides value. If it isn’t providing value, it loses its reason to exist.
You can argue that the consumer captures a lot of surplus value from the postal service. But it doesn’t exist just to please people who like public programs.
It’s supposed to break even. It’s supposed to be a service that provides value. If it isn’t providing value, it loses its reason to exist.
You can argue that the consumer captures a lot of surplus value from the postal service. But it doesn’t exist just to please people who like public programs.
The same with libraries.