I doubt any economists would agree with this. Even with declining demand, the addition of every grain of rice is a contribution to the economy.
There are many actually. There are markets for which the demand cannot increase. And like I said earlier “contribution to the economy” isn’t the issue here, the market’s capability for demand is. As a result there are industries that are zero sum games, with an overall tendency to move towards zero sum.
The cost of business loss is equivalent to gained experience.
Not when your house or car is collateral. Not when it is the only thing paying your rent and keeping food on the table.
But I was talking about God’s provision, and there’s no limitation to that.
We were talking about homesteading, which absolutely has a limit.
Nowhere in our Constitution does it say that government is supposed to protect the people.
Then why do we have an army? If the government has no responsibility to protect us, then we could easily save hundreds of billions of dollars of tax payer money by disbanding all armed forces.
Every time you imply that corporations are “greedy”, you sound out of touch and inexperienced.
I don’t care about how it sounds, it is the truth.
You make it so clear that you’ve never run a business and hired anyone
This is just an ad hominem.
Businesses have tight budgets.
Only because they budget boat loads of money for executives and shareholders.
As a result there are industries that are zero sum games, with an overall tendency to move towards zero sum.
The economy is fundamentally not a zero sum game. It cannot be, under any circumstances. I’m done arguing this point, as I’m not an economist or a game theorist, and you’re not either.
[Re: “The cost of business loss is equivalent to gained experience.” Not when your house or car is collateral. Not when it is the only thing paying your rent and keeping food on the table.
Sure it is. We can lose all of our material possessions, and all of our food, while we retain all of the wealth in the world through our faith in God. I advise you to study Matthew 6:24-34, but even though that’s only ten verses, for brevity I’ll only quote one here:
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
We were talking about homesteading, which absolutely has a limit.
I was not talking only about homesteading. I speak of all of us who walk upon the earth.
Then why do we have an army? If the government has no responsibility to protect us, then we could easily save hundreds of billions of dollars of tax payer money by disbanding all armed forces.
The government has a responsibility to protect our nation as an institution; not to protect us each individually.
I don’t care about how it sounds, it is the truth.
Except it’s not. You frequently come across as confidently incorrect.
[Re: “Businesses have tight budgets.”] Only because they budget boat loads of money for executives and shareholders.
Do you have any awareness that 99.9% of businesses in the US are small businesses? Literally 99.9%. (Source) Normal businesses are far closer to my example of making pottery out of clay from your backyard than they are to giant multinational corporations. But all companies, no matter the size, are normally somewhat strapped for cash, because they need to reinvest profits to grow.
Please start a business. The only reason you have not to is if you’re afraid of realizing that your entire economic theory is bunk.
I’m done arguing this point, as I’m not an economist or a game theorist, and you’re not either.
I’m probably more of a game theorist than you if I am being honest. I’ve done game development on the side for a little while now.
But I think my point still stands because you haven’t identified a flaw in my argument.
We can lose all of our material possessions, and all of our food
People can’t afford to do that though. It is a financially bad decision to put yourself at financial risk of losing your home, transportation, or food source.
The government has a responsibility to protect our nation as an institution; not to protect us each individually.
And the government cannot protect one if it fails to protect the other. Our nation is our people. It’s not just the land itself.
Except it’s not. You frequently come across as confidently incorrect.
It’s objectively true:
https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/
If corporations were not greedy there would be no gap between productivity and pay.
Do you have any awareness that 99.9% of businesses in the US are small businesses?
You already brought this up in a different thread. You may have missed it so I will copy and paste:
- I’m not sure that data is really helpful for determining true business size since so many people have more than one job, and corporations like to own other corporations to hide how big they are. And employee count is only one factor in how big a business is. Market share, net worth, profit, all of which contribute to a business’ size. It also doesn’t take into account the power/influence a company has. A media company of 20 people has far more power and influence over a pizza shop for instance. A restaurant/grocery store might only employee about 50 people in total but have a fraction of the market share for the local area or no market share at all on a regional/national level. And on the other hand a landlord might own a company with 10-20 people, and owns a huge chunk of the city’s housing.
In other words, judging a company of less than 500 employees as automatically being a small business is a terrible methodology for determining how much power/how big a company is.
Other thread: https://kbin.social/m/conservative@lemmy.world/t/305925/New-York-City-Using-Brooklyn-Parks-as-Migrant-Housing#entry-comment-1680242
Please start a business. The only reason you have not to is if you’re afraid of realizing that your entire economic theory is bunk.
I have plenty of reasons. I don’t want to lose what little assets I have. The time and effort requirements for such an endeavor is huge. I have no capital to start a business with. I have a disabled girlfriend who requires a lot of care (time). On top of all that, I don’t really intend to live my whole life in this country, and feel I might have to leave soon due to the rise in fascism here. Why would I start a business in such a place? It just doesn’t make sense.
As is I barely have enough time at the end of the day to relax to myself, let alone start a business.
I’m probably more of a game theorist than you if I am being honest. I’ve done game development on the side for a little while now.
That’s like a plumber claiming he’s familiar with the Plumb Line Method of theoretical physics because it has the word “plumb” in it. Game development requires no understanding of game theory.
People can’t afford to do that though. It is a financially bad decision to put yourself at financial risk of losing your home, transportation, or food source.
I find it confusing that you thought you used to be a Christian, when not only did you never form a relationship with God, but you never even learned Jesus’s teachings. I quoted from the Sermon on the Mount to you. This is literally Gospel. Again, I strongly advise you to study Matthew 6:24-34.
