Word: profitable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...consequences for American democracy are ominous. As corporate giants quickly corner the information market and gobble up local television, radio, and newspaper outlets, press diversity will suffer. The logic of profit-driven programming will guarantee us more inanity in our sitcoms, more frivolity in our newscasts, more vacuity in our talk shows. The Republicans' efforts ignore one simple principle--true competition in the marketplace of ideas requires public regulation of communicative forums...
...distribution and trading greatly influences many sectors of the economy. Letting the health market run wild could give rise to deeper problems, such as a movement in medical research to lower-cost treatments rather than new and better alternatives. When the agents in the market are driven solely by profit, the overall quality of care is usually reduced. Complete privatization could also cause an arms race in technology, as managed care facilities compete for wealthy customers by offering--redundantly--the hottest new treatments and procedures...
Currently the student-run non-profit coexists with University hired and administered staff made up of 10 full time employees...
...Harvard Cooperative Society expects to begin to reinstitute rebates," he said. "The Coop will definitely make a profit and we hopefully will make a profit. It's definitely going to be a more advantageous situation for the Coop...
Whatever the profit breakdown, Murphy said Barnes and Noble will acquire management of a $50 million dollar business with high prestige...