Jim Swayze wrote:
> Profit is a good thing.
> 
> Jim Swayze
> www.fireholecanyon.com
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jul 24, 2009, at 6:46 PM, Paleo Phil <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Padraig wrote: "No, it's all just a big money-making machine, the same 
>> with
>> nearly everything else."
>>
>> You got it right. Money drives nearly everything. If you want to know 
>> which
>> political view will win out in the long run, look to see which one 
>> will make
>> the most profit for someone.
> 

Profit occurs when two parties exchange goods and services on mutually 
agreeable terms (without outside coercion or limiting influence) in 
which both parties consider themselves better off having obtained 
something they preferred in exchange for something less preferred. 
[Think paleo-trading without a government restricting or not allowing 
some terms or exchanges!  ;-)]

The only people that don't like profit are pirates, thieves, and 
plundering governments.  There are two ways to increase property (or 
money if you prefer), one is to create value that others willing trade 
for and the second is to steal, take, or plunder from someone else who 
has already created value.

-- 

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