xbzbanna

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1. 31.▲
   by xbzbanna 9y ago

   Side note: I'm curious whether an explicit employee profit-sharing arrangement would be included in the denominator for the 54% and 37% figures.
2. 32.▲
   by xbzbanna 9y ago

   If the company made the money from selling beer, it was triple taxed due to the alcohol tax! Wait, if the customer paid for the beer with earned income, the beer was quadruple taxed. But if he paid for the beer with dividend income, it was
3. 33.▲
   by xbzbanna 9y ago

   IMO, there's an injustice here when things like stepped-up basis result in these gains never being taxed, but that seems like a separate issue from the question of wages vs. profits. To be explicit, there is a decision tree where a co
4. 34.▲
   by xbzbanna 9y ago

   What do you find shocking about it? There is a big moral question about corporate profits vs. wages. But given that some portion of revenues become profits, they are either going to turn into a corporate cash hoard, dividends, or buybacks.
5. 35.▲
   by xbzbanna 9y ago

   On the other hand, if one pension starts a trend, there might be big benefits to being first in. How do does one fit such outcomes into the volatility calculation...
6. 36.▲
   by xbzbanna 9y ago

   Start with $1000 for a couch, $500 for a mattress. You're already halfway there.
7. 37.▲
   by xbzbanna 9y ago

   It would generally be appropriate to say things like "was the best return" or "has been the best return" when describing past price appreciation. "Is the best return" could be reserved for something like a stab