Comment: “If you take any form of nature, I don’t care what it is, and you decide to weaponize it, that is a horrible idea, period. We as a civilized humanity should outlaw it today. There should be no possibility of doing that for any reason whatsoever.”
Now, I will add something to this quote.
Any natural resource or service that is directly essential to sustain human life should never be privatized, commercialized and sold at a profit.
Sold at a profit means an item or asset was sold for a price higher than its total cost of acquisition or production, resulting in financial gain. It represents a positive return on investment, where the revenue generated exceeds expenses (Revenue – Cost = Profit). — (Investopedia +2)
I am including in this category of assets the air that we breathe, the water that we drink, the food, medications and medical services, clothes, the housing and energy needed to keep housing livable in terms of temperature and isolation from moisture and unhealthy environmental components. In today’s world, I am also including local transportation that is often necessary to travel to and from work, shopping, and other vital for survival destinations. Since we don’t control profit margins in privately owned corporations, these essential areas of economy should be run or directly supervised by elected governments. This is the minimum. Everything else is a fair game.
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