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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 08:46 AM Original message |
True or False? Corporations are bigger than the government? |
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Imperialism Inc. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. I guess I don't fully understand the objection. |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. As I understand it, counting sales is inaccurate because it multiply counts goods used in production |
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Imperialism Inc. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Hmm. OK I understand what you are getting at a little better but |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. Of course it is a bogus comparison. |
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Imperialism Inc. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Huh? |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Sales are not a representation of value added |
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Imperialism Inc. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I totally agree with the summing the sales problem but I don't see |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. No, you're misunderstanding |
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Imperialism Inc. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. No that isn't right. |
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Imperialism Inc. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. So anyway I think that is what happened just a misunderstanding of |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. In the example equation |
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Imperialism Inc. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 02:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Well the goods and services purchased by the government, |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Businesses supply goods and services where demand exists |
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Imperialism Inc. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. If we eliminate government spending variable then that makes the corps |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I give up |
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Imperialism Inc. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I understand that but I just don't see what that has to do with anything. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. It nullifies your concept of free market value. |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. So why are they doing it? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 02:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. It might be |
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