On 01/01/12 22:49, Wolfgang Schwanke wrote:
No not really. DB is run like a normal company with the goal to make a
profit. The fact that it is (still?) owned by the government appears
not to change this fact.

The idea that nationalised companies shouldn't make a profit is an
insidious one which resulted in the collapse of most nationalised
industries in the UK and elsewhere. Worker ownership of the means of
production doesn't work if /all/ of them need a subsidy.

Ian