Watching Democrats being idiots -- ban corporate profits..

[BPTactical]

You know, one thing that gets me-when I see a successful person I have no animosity towards them. I respect them for the most part. At times am a touch envious and always wonder: "how can I get to where he is"

But now we see a mentality of "that fatcat bastard, he owes me...."

WTF???

[brutal]

Wow, just wow.

[stevelkinevil]

holy Mary mother of god. These are some of your fellow Americans. good lord we are DOOMED! the commies may have lost ground but the long term influences on our educational and .gov remain strong and are gaining ground.

[Larry Ashcraft]

Why is it that some people equate profit to stealing?

I know I operate my business as a public service. Doesn't everybody?

[Sharpienads]

I know I operate my business as a public service. Doesn't everybody?

You'd be a greedy fool not to.

[Larry Ashcraft]

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%.

Those are net profits. Gross profits (selling price vs cost of goods sold) would likely give you apoplexy.

I love it when a customer tries to talk me down on price by saying: "But you're still making a profit!"

You're damn right I am. That's why I'm here.

[Rucker61]

You know, one thing that gets me-when I see a successful person I have no animosity towards them. I respect them for the most part. At times am a touch envious and always wonder: "how can I get to where he is"

But now we see a mentality of "that fatcat bastard, he owes me...."

WTF???

It's the few bad apples that get all of the press that paint corporations and bankers in such a bad light.

Bernie Madoff and the Enron execs got a thousand times more press than Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard ever did.

[Singlestack]

Peter Schiff is one of the brightest financial minds I've ever heard. He accurately predicted the previous bubbles and recessions. I highly recommend seeing the videos on his website. BTW, he is no "Republican Shill" and is often just as critical of Republican behavior as Democrat - both bringing our country and economy down.

Singlestack