Words & Numbers
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Insightful weekly commentary on news & current events from economist Antony Davies and political scientist James R. Harrigan.
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Earning Profits is Your Social Responsibility
June 7, 2017
We tend to demonize people who make money – how dare they have more than us? But that negative reaction forgets the voluntary role we play in profit-making every day. This week in Words and Numbers, Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan discuss just how good it is to earn a profit, and the vital difference between that and forcing money from people.
Show Notes
- 5 Reasons Profit Is Good
- There's No Such Thing As Excessive Profits
- Profit Is Praiseworthy, and Always Awesome
- The Ethics of Profit-Making
- Profit: Not Just a Motive
- The Pursuit of Profit Is Pro-Social
- Free Markets vs. Government Plunder
- Why Business's Desire for Profit Is a Good Thing
- Exxon Mobil Corporation stock statistics
- Exxon Mobil Corporation stock balance sheet
- Domino's Pizza stock balance sheet
- Netflix stock balance sheet
- Apple stock financials
- Verizon stock statistics
- Wal-Mart stock financials
- Target stock balance sheet
- Amazon stock financials
- Wells Fargo stock financials
- CVS stock financials
- Corporate profits after tax with inventory valuation adjustment and capital consumption adjustment