• TheMightyCat@ani.social
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      2 days ago

      I agree, but the article is about the Finnish government, unless there is something I don’t know they weren’t making any profit to begin with.

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          1 day ago

          Sure, if the starting position was 0 but that’s not the case. They are trying to cut spending because they are making huge losses. The financial situation in Finland is tough right now, really tough.

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          1 day ago

          Assuming the income stays the same

          Corporations spend less = shareholders get richer

          Governments spend less = other services get funded more, national deficit gets lower, taxes get reduced. Depending on what the government decides to spend the savings on.

          How is it functionally the same?