Corporate profits hit record as wages get squeezed

[Toronado3800]

You'll feel some pain (the hook tearing out of your mouth), so be advised before replacing what you believe with something you actually know, which ideally one should not confuse with one another.

Being so advised, enjoy knowing: Demographic Change and the Future Workforce

All you had to do is add "Workers of the world unite" to the end of that screed and your marxist bonafides would be complete.

Our liberals actually have no idea that China just switched from liberal marxism to capitalism and it is making everyone rich whereas under liberal Marxism they were starving to death in the 10's of millions.

It seems impossible that our liberals could be so slow, but the are

Ey, you didn't think I said capitalism does not work do you? If not me then who said it? Obviously pure socialism does not work. I consider it a truth that pure capitalism does not work as well.

Really you have to start thinking outside the left/right box. Throw in Authoritarian and Libertarian as well. It is possible for some hippie to want a socialist country with a small government as well as it is possible for a George Bush fans to have a HUGE government with few market regulations but many regulations on your personal life.

Reply with no insults and I will be soo proud!

 

[Koios]

Your down to that? You got nothing left but the retarded misspelled word card?

Did you have any other question in your reply / query?

Just do you follow marxism, and what flavor?

Some parts of it; namely, have citizens, national boundaries and a functioning government. But that's about it, since as a business person, I know the vital importance of free market incentives in addition to protecting the general welfare as is required in the US Constitution. In economics, this is classified as a mixed-economy, which the world's leading economies are, nearly exclusively. China is the only exception, but passed Japan for the #2 spot, by reforming their economy, and moving closer to a modern, Western-style, mixed-economy.

Also, and perhaps you already know this, but to clarify nonetheless: free markets are not markets free from rules or taxation; they're merely open to citizens, all citizens, who can freely enter the market.

As for whether we are commie-like or a pure capitalist society, of course we are not either. We're mixed, bringing in, ideally, the best parts of both social welfare and market incentives. And we seem to be doing pretty well, insofar as we're #1 and a multiple of #2, China. The US Dllar is also the defacto world currency. The virtual petrodollar, additionally, is tied to the US Dollar in all global crude oil trade. Not too shabby, when you "think" about it.

Emphasis on: THINK.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

Is every economic definition and understanding you have dead wrong? It sure seems that way.

 

[martybegan]

Did you have any other question in your reply / query?

Just do you follow marxism, and what flavor?

Some parts of it; namely, have citizens, national boundaries and a functioning government. But that's about it, since as a business person, I know the vital importance of free market incentives in addition to protecting the general welfare as is required in the US Constitution. In economics, this is classified as a mixed-economy, which the world's leading economies are, nearly exclusively. China is the only exception, but passed Japan for the #2 spot, by reforming their economy, and moving closer to a modern, Western-style, mixed-economy.

Also, and perhaps you already know this, but to clarify nonetheless: free markets are not markets free from rules or taxation; they're merely open to citizens, all citizens, who can freely enter the market.

As for whether we are commie-like or a pure capitalist society, of course we are not either. We're mixed, bringing in, ideally, the best parts of both social welfare and market incentives. And we seem to be doing pretty well, insofar as we're #1 and a multiple of #2, China. The US Dllar is also the defacto world currency. The virtual petrodollar, additionally, is tied to the US Dollar in all global crude oil trade. Not too shabby, when you "think" about it.

Emphasis on: THINK.

Oh, so you are a crony-capitalist. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[Koios]

Just do you follow marxism, and what flavor?

Some parts of it; namely, have citizens, national boundaries and a functioning government. But that's about it, since as a business person, I know the vital importance of free market incentives in addition to protecting the general welfare as is required in the US Constitution. In economics, this is classified as a mixed-economy, which the world's leading economies are, nearly exclusively. China is the only exception, but passed Japan for the #2 spot, by reforming their economy, and moving closer to a modern, Western-style, mixed-economy.

Also, and perhaps you already know this, but to clarify nonetheless: free markets are not markets free from rules or taxation; they're merely open to citizens, all citizens, who can freely enter the market.

As for whether we are commie-like or a pure capitalist society, of course we are not either. We're mixed, bringing in, ideally, the best parts of both social welfare and market incentives. And we seem to be doing pretty well, insofar as we're #1 and a multiple of #2, China. The US Dllar is also the defacto world currency. The virtual petrodollar, additionally, is tied to the US Dollar in all global crude oil trade. Not too shabby, when you "think" about it.

Emphasis on: THINK.

Oh, so you are a crony-capitalist. Thanks for clarifying.

My pleasure. Indeed it seems we're both gaining a better understanding of one another.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Employees are employess, and they come in all classifications and pay scales.

If they want a share of the profits, they can go out and buy some fucking stock.

Or they can form a union and demand a profit sharing plan.

 

[Koios]

Employees are employess, and they come in all classifications and pay scales.

If they want a share of the profits, they can go out and buy some fucking stock.

Or they can form a union and demand a profit sharing plan.

But, but, but, wouldn't that be free market thinking? You know, where all parties are free to, within the confines of the law, leverage their advantage to the best of their ability, thus growing the economy via hard effort to improve themselves, while making America better at the same time?

Damn you, you free-marketer!!!

We need heavy-handed government controls, which outlaw workers freedoms to organize. Just ask any Rightie.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

You don't know what a free market is. So it's rather comical to continue to use it as a punch line.

 

[Koios]

You don't know what a free market is. So it's rather comical to continue to use it as a punch line.

So, in your koolaid-drenched market view, demanding better pay is outside the confines of our free market, ya think?

How so, exactly?

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

You don't know what a free market is. So it's rather comical to continue to use it as a punch line.

A free market is a theoretical model that economists often use as an approximate to the real world.

 

[Koios]

You don't know what a free market is. So it's rather comical to continue to use it as a punch line.

A free market is a theoretical model that economists often use as an approximate to the real world.

Spot on, and sublime in its concision.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

You don't know what a free market is. So it's rather comical to continue to use it as a punch line.

So, in your koolaid-drenched market view, demanding better pay is outside the confines of our free market, ya think?

How so, exactly?

I didn't say that. What I did say, is that you don't know what a free market is, and you don't. You've said it right here in this thread. And it's completely wrong. Completely.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

You don't know what a free market is. So it's rather comical to continue to use it as a punch line.

A free market is a theoretical model that economists often use as an approximate to the real world.

Spot on, and sublime in its concision.

Wrong again.

 

[Koios]

A free market is a theoretical model that economists often use as an approximate to the real world.

Spot on, and sublime in its concision.

Wrong again.

So you keep saying. Ewwwwwww, you're wrong, Libtard (essentially).

So yeah; we get that, having read that many, many times over.

But the trick is, if wrong, what's right? Have you a clue? Care to posit a thesis, or some such?

Do tell. I'm on fucking pins and needles, and just giddy at the prospect of picking your brain, or whatever it is your headgear endeavors to protect.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

Let me google that for you

 

[Koios]

Let me google that for you

Thanks for doing the heavy lifting, pal. Here's the top organic result: Free market - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Give 'er a read, and let me know if what you find there is anything other than a "theoretical model that economists often use as an approximate to the real world."

Go hog wild.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

Just do you follow marxism, and what flavor?

Some parts of it; namely, have citizens, national boundaries and a functioning government. But that's about it, since as a business person, I know the vital importance of free market incentives in addition to protecting the general welfare as is required in the US Constitution. In economics, this is classified as a mixed-economy, which the world's leading economies are, nearly exclusively. China is the only exception, but passed Japan for the #2 spot, by reforming their economy, and moving closer to a modern, Western-style, mixed-economy.

Also, and perhaps you already know this, but to clarify nonetheless: free markets are not markets free from rules or taxation; they're merely open to citizens, all citizens, who can freely enter the market.
As for whether we are commie-like or a pure capitalist society, of course we are not either. We're mixed, bringing in, ideally, the best parts of both social welfare and market incentives. And we seem to be doing pretty well, insofar as we're #1 and a multiple of #2, China. The US Dllar is also the defacto world currency. The virtual petrodollar, additionally, is tied to the US Dollar in all global crude oil trade. Not too shabby, when you "think" about it.

Emphasis on: THINK.

Oh, so you are a crony-capitalist. Thanks for clarifying.

Let me google that for you

Thanks for doing the heavy lifting, pal. Here's the top organic result: Free market - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Give 'er a read, and let me know if what you find there is anything other than a "theoretical model that economists often use as an approximate to the real world."

Go hog wild.

Free Market Definition | Investopedia

Definition of 'Free Market'

A market economy based on supply and demand with little or no government control. A completely free market is an idealized form of a market economy where buyers and sellers are allowed to transact freely (i.e. buy/sell/trade) based on a mutual agreement on price without state intervention in the form of taxes, subsidies or regulation.

In financial markets, free market stocks are securities that are widely traded and whose prices are not affected by availability.

In foreign-exchange markets, it is a market where exchange rates are not pegged (by government) and thus rise and fall freely though supply and demand for currency.

Free Market: The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics | Library of Economics and Liberty


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_market]Free market - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A free market is a market where the price of a good or service is determined by supply and demand, rather than by governmental regulation.[1] A free market contrasts with a controlled market or regulated market, where price, supply or demand are subject to regulation or direct control by government. An economy composed entirely of free markets is referred to as a free-market economy.

 

[Koios]

Some parts of it; namely, have citizens, national boundaries and a functioning government. But that's about it, since as a business person, I know the vital importance of free market incentives in addition to protecting the general welfare as is required in the US Constitution. In economics, this is classified as a mixed-economy, which the world's leading economies are, nearly exclusively. China is the only exception, but passed Japan for the #2 spot, by reforming their economy, and moving closer to a modern, Western-style, mixed-economy.

Also, and perhaps you already know this, but to clarify nonetheless: free markets are not markets free from rules or taxation; they're merely open to citizens, all citizens, who can freely enter the market.
As for whether we are commie-like or a pure capitalist society, of course we are not either. We're mixed, bringing in, ideally, the best parts of both social welfare and market incentives. And we seem to be doing pretty well, insofar as we're #1 and a multiple of #2, China. The US Dllar is also the defacto world currency. The virtual petrodollar, additionally, is tied to the US Dollar in all global crude oil trade. Not too shabby, when you "think" about it.

Emphasis on: THINK.

Oh, so you are a crony-capitalist. Thanks for clarifying.

Thanks for doing the heavy lifting, pal. Here's the top organic result: Free market - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Give 'er a read, and let me know if what you find there is anything other than a "theoretical model that economists often use as an approximate to the real world."

Go hog wild.

Free Market Definition | Investopedia

Definition of 'Free Market'

A market economy based on supply and demand with little or no government control. A completely free market is an idealized form of a market economy where buyers and sellers are allowed to transact freely (i.e. buy/sell/trade) based on a mutual agreement on price without state intervention in the form of taxes, subsidies or regulation.

In financial markets, free market stocks are securities that are widely traded and whose prices are not affected by availability.

In foreign-exchange markets, it is a market where exchange rates are not pegged (by government) and thus rise and fall freely though supply and demand for currency.

Free Market: The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics | Library of Economics and Liberty


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_market]Free market - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A free market is a market where the price of a good or service is determined by supply and demand, rather than by governmental regulation.[1] A free market contrasts with a controlled market or regulated market, where price, supply or demand are subject to regulation or direct control by government. An economy composed entirely of free markets is referred to as a free-market economy.

Correct. Service is determined by supply and demand. So if workers are in shorter supply, and more difficult to replace, they can demand more, free of government control / regulation. Pretty clear example of supply and demand.

Where the free market gets all fucked up is when Bush and the Reps push through what is widely described as the "worst legislation ever passed, fiscally speaking," aka Medicare Part D, which protects Big Pharma from the rigors of free market supply and demand.

Or when we use government to pay Big Oil to find crude under lands owned by the American People, and once they find it, let them buy it at below free market prices. Once again, we protect Big Oil from the rigors of free market supply and demand.

Or when farmers are paid not to grow certain crops, and FDA who creates school lunch guidelines, is merely a sales agent for surplus farm output, principally Big Agro, who, like Big Pharma and Big Oil are not subjected to the rigors of free market supply and demand.

So it seems, that while labor markets still adhere to the laws of supply and demand, the industries protected by suckers of Satan's cock (Republicans, Teas, Libertarians), do not. They pay into a protection racket, we call the GOP caucus, and free markets are little more than a myth.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

You are, without any doubt, far too "special" for this subject.

 

[Koios]

You are, without any doubt, far too "special" for this subject.

To quote Reagan, there you go again.