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Comment Re:Even if it works... (Score 1) 68

Even taking a strictly economical approach. Lets assume $100 of profit off every person that got cancer. Approximately 14 million people will get cancer this year that's 1.4 billion in annual profits. A pharmaceutical company is not going to shy away from that type

Comment Re:BS is BS (Score 1) 161

The 117 was very stealthy, the cost to maintain stealth planes has historically been the Achilles heal of stealth technology. The 117 suffered from this, maintaining wings of these planes was expensive and the chemicals used shortened the life of many of the people that worked on it. None of the people that were dancing around the downed stealth plane are alive today because of what they inhaled. The air force didn't account for a break down in intel that would allow sam operators to queue in so quickly with their weapon bay doors open. They actually know how long it takes to lock on with and without their weapons door open and didn't account for the operators being queued to their location.

Comment Re:BS is BS (Score 1) 161

The F-117 was shot down for some simple reasons, every night they would follow the same attack route, the SAM operators knew when and where the f117 was because they knew when the 117 took off, thanks to the French. Their radar was only on for 17 seconds when they were able to detect the 117 opening it's weapons doors. It was intel that downed the 117 not a failure of stealth technology

Comment Re:Maybe US companies could pay fair taxes? (Score 1) 152

Sorry, but capitalist theory doesn't care about risk.

It doesn't in your high school text book but if you read more advance literature you will see it in there.

it doesn't really change much because in the perfect capitalist model there isn't any other way of earning your living, that risk has to be taken or you perish.

Under your Highschool capitalist model would there be employees?
How would owners pay unforeseen expenses?
Where would the money come from to grow/expand the business? The issue is that in your system any money over what was is need to survive would be "profits"

Comment Re:Maybe US companies could pay fair taxes? (Score 1) 152

You are forgetting about risk, companies just don't pop up they have to purchase assets to run their company, that's what they are risking.

It's not as simple as high-school economics makes it out to be. Who would risk their capitol in a company where they would not see a return on their investment?

Comment Re:Maybe US companies could pay fair taxes? (Score 1) 152

In a perfect capitalist world, the rules of supply and demand would basically eliminate any profit margin

Would you invest or start a company if there was no profits? If so I have a special investment opportunity for you. In a perfect market profit margin is a reflection of the risk to assets. That is why the corporate tax rate is lower then the individual rate, assets are at risk.

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