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!@#$%! · 02.20.2019, 02:57 PM

i know you're trying to jump ahead of things but you're trying to jump ahead to the "stupid wages" part and there is the "stupid" part and no, i refuse to go there yet.

let's not go there yet!

let's really look at the issue of profits.

this is not just a matter of people paying a price that seems fair. that comes after. cuz what am i to do-- choose between 2 scammers but still get scammed? well...

see, i can actually find 2 good moral justifications for taking a profit:

1) the profit is a compensation for the risk the business owners (you, me, and everyone in the stock market for example) take with their money. because we could just stuff our money under the mattress, yes? where it's safe... a business can lose the money. so, the profit is the reward for taking a risk.

2) but wait! isn't that just a gamble you ask? what is this? a fucking casino?

no.

the social moral reason why a business is entitled to take a profit is because IT CREATES VALUE. the profit is, broadly speaking, a measure of the value added to all the components. the whole that is more than the sum of its parts.

when the maker of crystal sauce sends buyers to chihuahua, buys aged peppers, puts them in a bottle with vinegar, pays for health inspections, sends it my way, etc... it creates a value for me that is greater than the sum of its parts.

i pay more than what it costs the business to make hot sauce ... because that is the reward for creating something that i could not do for myself otherwise.

sure i could go to chihuahua buy my own peppers make my own vinegar bottle it oooofff... it would be VERY expensive for me to make all this. and i should have better things to do with my time, like play nintendo or something (lol).

so paying 1.50 for a bottle of sauce that cost maybe $1 to make is not a bad deal for me. THE BUSINESS HAS ADDED VALUE TO THE ECONOMY. THEY ARE PRODUCING A SOCIAL GOOD. the business owner's "greed" for "profit" has benefitted... ME!

and you know, the business owner didn't need to go through all this trouble to make a profit. they could have just stuffed the money under the mattress and jerk off all day.

i would actually pay more even to avoid going to chihuahua and look for peppers... but this (only this) is where competition comes from. because texas pete and louisiana compete with crystal. and all 3 are trying to get my business.

ok this stuff ate my short break and then some. i will be back later with more shit.

02.20.2019, 02:57 PM	#5882
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,465	i know you're trying to jump ahead of things but you're trying to jump ahead to the "stupid wages" part and there is the "stupid" part and no, i refuse to go there yet. let's not go there yet! let's really look at the issue of profits. this is not just a matter of people paying a price that seems fair. that comes after. cuz what am i to do-- choose between 2 scammers but still get scammed? well... see, i can actually find 2 good moral justifications for taking a profit: 1) the profit is a compensation for the risk the business owners (you, me, and everyone in the stock market for example) take with their money. because we could just stuff our money under the mattress, yes? where it's safe... a business can lose the money. so, the profit is the reward for taking a risk. 2) but wait! isn't that just a gamble you ask? what is this? a fucking casino? no. the social moral reason why a business is entitled to take a profit is because IT CREATES VALUE. the profit is, broadly speaking, a measure of the value added to all the components. the whole that is more than the sum of its parts. when the maker of crystal sauce sends buyers to chihuahua, buys aged peppers, puts them in a bottle with vinegar, pays for health inspections, sends it my way, etc... it creates a value for me that is greater than the sum of its parts. i pay more than what it costs the business to make hot sauce ... because that is the reward for creating something that i could not do for myself otherwise. sure i could go to chihuahua buy my own peppers make my own vinegar bottle it oooofff... it would be VERY expensive for me to make all this. and i should have better things to do with my time, like play nintendo or something (lol). so paying 1.50 for a bottle of sauce that cost maybe $1 to make is not a bad deal for me. THE BUSINESS HAS ADDED VALUE TO THE ECONOMY. THEY ARE PRODUCING A SOCIAL GOOD. the business owner's "greed" for "profit" has benefitted... ME! and you know, the business owner didn't need to go through all this trouble to make a profit. they could have just stuffed the money under the mattress and jerk off all day. i would actually pay more even to avoid going to chihuahua and look for peppers... but this (only this) is where competition comes from. because texas pete and louisiana compete with crystal. and all 3 are trying to get my business. ok this stuff ate my short break and then some. i will be back later with more shit.
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