[DDN] I make no profit, therefore I suck

[Taran Rampersad]

Joe Beckmann wrote:
> In a world where NFP's range from Mass General and Harvard to Mabel's
> home-based day care there is an amazing amount of generalization in this
> discussion.
The list is a pretty diverse group. Is there a specific context you're
interested in?
>  The pretense of poverty and "free" services is patently absurd
> for by far the largest part of the non-profit sector, since profit has
> nothing whatsoever to do with pricing.
>   
Maybe I'm tired, but I don't understand the last sentence. 'Pretense of
poverty' is patently absurd? "Free services" is patently absurd? Profit
has nothing to do with pricing? Could you help me understand what you
mean better?

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Taran Rampersad
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