Re: what is economics for anyways????????

On 7/30/26 1:05 PM, Dude wrote:
> On 7/30/2026 10:18 AM, dart200 wrote:
>> On 7/30/26 9:09 AM, Wilson wrote:
>>> On 7/30/2026 12:05 PM, Julian wrote:
>>>> On 30/07/2026 17:00, Wilson wrote:
>>>>> On 7/30/2026 11:25 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:19:33 -0400, Wilson <[email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> On 7/29/2026 10:24 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:05:52 -0700, dart200
>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 7/29/26 2:16 PM, Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The public sector has an awful record of efficiency. Public 
>>>>>>>>>> grocery
>>>>>>>>>> stores for example, and that's gotta be one of the simplest 
>>>>>>>>>> things in
>>>>>>>>>> the world to run.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> the us military runs public grocery stores just fine actually
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As long as they are not required to make a profit, they do fine, 
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> are sterling examples of efficiency.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Military commissaries are required by law to sell at cost plus 5%.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They aren't allowed to make money by law.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is that a surprise?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Efficient".
>>
>> yes, low price for the consumers is _efficient_ wilson ... what other 
>> fucking definition do u have in mind???
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You define efficient in terms of profit for execs.  The other way is
>>>>>> to define it in terms of good deals for customers.
>>>>>
>>>>> The best way to measure retail efficiency is the overall cost of 
>>>>> operations as a percentage of retail sales compared to other stores 
>>>>> selling similar things.
>>>>>
>>>>> Excessive profit for executives isn't an indicator of higher 
>>>>> efficiency.
>>>>
>>>> It is an indicator to investors that it is time to move on.
>>
>> errr ... so just fuck the people who were relying on the business for 
>> services???
>>
>>>
>>> Yes. Looting the company isn't a sign of great things ahead for the 
>>> business.
>>>
>>
>> generating excess income is the _goal_ of investing ... no???
>>
> Looting is when the state takes over the means of production and your 
> land so you can work for slave labor to grow food or assemble parts for 
> the greater good.

a definist fallacy is when u just making up meanings on the spot to suit 
ur argument

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