Watching Democrats being idiots -- ban corporate profits..

[Irving]

Ah, that makes more sense.

I could hear you cracking your knuckles, getting ready to bust my balls. Couldn't have that now could we?

[merl]

Why is profit it that some people equate profit to stealing?

because if you had a profit you must have ripped someone off. You are supposed to operate on a break even basis

[Sharpienads]

I could hear you cracking your knuckles, getting ready to bust my balls. Couldn't have that now could we?

I probably read it about 10 times and couldn't figure out what you were trying to say. And then when Rucker made what sounded like an appropriate reply I was even more confused.

[cstone]

A little late for this, but if there was any chance that some of these people would actually read it and learn something, it might be worth buying copies of Thomas Sowell's book, Basic Economics and putting them in the night stand drawer in their hotel rooms.

[kidicarus13]

Have to love the interview at 3:53 ...Ya! Go Obama

[asmo]

Why is it that some people equate profit to stealing?

Many, many, many, good people (who are otherwise intelligent) overwhelmingly believe that economics is zero sum game. Trying to convince them otherwise, through very simple and basic illustrations, ends up being an exercise in painful futility.

They have been taught by all their public school teachers that corporations are evil - and so by definition everything they do must be abhorrent and unnatural.

[Rucker61]

I probably read it about 10 times and couldn't figure out what you were trying to say. And then when Rucker made what sounded like an appropriate reply I was even more confused.

Even a blind squirrel...

[Rucker61]

He backs down to only a cap on profits with many of the people, and they agree. I remember learning in high school around 2000 that most Fortune 500 companies only made a profit of 5% or under.

For the 2012 Fortune 100, average of 6.8%. For the top ten, 6% even. Company size based on revenue and profits are before dividends. Standard deviation for the 100 is rather high at 7.7%.

[sniper7]

lets all hold hands in a prius commerical

[Bailey Guns]

If I care to know what's going on with liberals, I'll just re-read Rucker's posts.

(I know, I know...you're not a liberal because you like guns. You're a moderate. Which = a liberal that doesn't take a stand on anything.)