Nor you mine. On Wednesday, February 22, 2012 3:55:26 PM UTC-5, studio wrote: > > On Feb 20, 2:08 pm, JDR <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am interested in what discussion may come from the following > > economic scenarios: > > First, a good or service is offered, which is purchased by a > > consumer. What is an acceptable amount of "profit" that should be > > made? Should there be any limit to what the "seller" can make? > > Depends on the scenario of the sale... of which, there could be many > scenarios... > i.e. what if the seller was the manufacturer of a patented item that > was in high demand... but he purposely limited production so he could > only sell to rich people for a higher profit margin? > But let me back-up a second; you're assuming they will make a sale, > and a profit... > might you wonder why there are so many non-profit organizations around > already? > > > If someone can produce a good or service for say $1 and sell it for > > $1,000 - is that okay? > > It's ok with me if they don't want to make any, or limited sales. > But it wouldn't be ok with me if it's something all/many people needed > to have. > i.e. a flu shot, gasoline, food, medicine, etc etc. > > > If it is not, then what would be an acceptable > > amount of "profit"? Let's use percent, rather than any specific > > dollar amount - so they we can talk about any scenario, not just the > > example I listed. For example, a 50% profit would mean having sold > > the item for $1.50 > > 50-100% markup is typical. But again, it depends on what it is and how > much effort/skill goes into it. > > > The next question then is what should happen to the profit? I am > > talking profit, after all expenses are paid for, beyond funds needed > > to keep the business running. How should the profit be split up - or > > - redistributed/ or not? Again, let's talk numbers (percentages) > > here, not political rantings. For example, should 100% stay with the > > owner? Should it be split amongst all who work for the "company or > > ownership"? If so, who should get what? > > Depends on how much labor goes into making the product, how hard the > product is to sell, and how much effort the owner put into > manufacturing the product... > i.e. it might be an easy product to get funding for... but it might > require great skill and/or care by labor to manufacture, or much time > to sell... or just the opposite or variation. > > > Remember, if we stick to using percentages, what we answer to question > > 1 shouldn't impact our thoughts/answers on question 2. Some might > > feel differently about $1mil in profits vs. $10 in profits - but by > > using percentage, it's the same difference. Percentage should level > > the playing field. > > > > Lastly, we shouldn't need to note our political leanings here, just > > numbers. I feel that by using numbers (something we should all be > > able to agree on -not necessarily the final number, but just what a > > number is - a value) maybe we can come closer to finding agreement or > > compromise....vs using words to keep us divided. > > Just numbers can be misleading and open to interpretation of what > those numbers mean. > i.e. If you say; good news! only 40% of babies died this year ... > because their parents couldn't afford the 1000% markup on a patented > vaccine the baby needed to survive. > > So is it 40% of ALL babies, or 40% of babies that make-up 10% of > babies that needed a particular vaccine, or is it 99% of of all > parents who bought the patented vaccine are now bankrupt? > > But if it were your baby, it wouldn't matter what the percentage was, > you might want to kill the bastards for shutting you out of the market > and murdering your baby. > --- > Greg from Boston wrote: > > The real question is who do you want to enforce the numbers? > > Not you Greg. > > > And apparently a tough question > > No it was the easiest one so far. > > And thanks for not answering the questions.
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