Why Profits are Not Exploitative
Part 1 in a series on Profits and PricingWe have all seen the various stereotypes of the Wall Street tycoon grinding the little guy under his thousand-dollar dress shoes on his way to the top. In the...
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Part 2 in a series on Profits and Pricing If I make a profit off something I sold, how is it that the person I sold the item to is also better off? Shouldn’t one of us be worse off from the exchange so...
View ArticleWhy Creating Wealth Is Not Exploitative
We have all seen the various stereotypes of the Wall Street tycoon grinding the little guy under his thousand-dollar dress shoes on his way to the top. In the popular imagination, it is almost...
View ArticleHow Prices Work to Keep Profits Fair
If I make a profit off something I sell, how is it that the person I sell the item to is also better off? Shouldn’t one of us be worse off from the exchange so that one of us can benefit? It turns out...
View ArticleWork Expresses Who We Are, What We Are, What We Believe
A popular bumper sticker in my current home state of Michigan reads something like this: “A bad day of fishing beats a good day at work,” which prompts (for me at least) the question: “What if fishing...
View ArticleEncouraging Human Dignity, Creativity & Flourishing
Why not socialism? A right use of freedom has tended to encourage human dignity, creativity and flourishing. But why should we care about those things? Why value human creativity? Why even believe that...
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