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.
Watch their conversation below or on YouTube.
For more on this, see:
There’s No Such Thing As Excessive Profits
Profit Is Praiseworthy, and Always Awesome
The Pursuit of Profit Is Pro-Social
Free Markets vs. Government Plunder
Why Business’s Desire for Profit Is a Good Thing
…and for research, see:
Exxon Mobil Corporation stock statistics
Exxon Mobil Corporation stock balance sheet
Domino’s Pizza stock balance sheet
Corporate profits after tax with inventory valuation adjustment and capital consumption adjustment
