Allow me to present this exaggerated scenario.   Let's say people absolutely fell in love with baseballs, and I'm talking about an unnaturally high demand for them.  They simply really want baseballs, and as many as they can get.  Baseballs become a very valued commodity and it became very, very profitable to make them.  Whole industries sprung up to make as many baseballs as they could of many different kinds and people kept on buying and buying them.  It get...

I have a question to anyone who might know.  Does anyone know what percentage of those in the income bracket of $250,000+ are sole proprietors or partners in a small business?  I'm still trying to look for the answer myself, so if I find out, I'll update it here.  I have heard that 60% of those in that income bracket are small business owners, but if my understanding is correct (and please correct me if I'm wrong) is that many of those could own the business as an LLC for example ...

I overheard a friend of my brother's say the other day that he thought it was bad that companies try to maximise their profits and that they really should only charge enough for their products just so that they stay in business.  I think people too often vilify profits without thinking about the positive side effects for a company to profit.  Upon thinking about this, I've also come to certain views about charities and some problems that can arise from them. Let's say that someone l...

I'm under the belief that when one feels very strongly about a candidate, positively or negatively, one often ignores the bad or the good that comes from the candidate (depending on how he/she is viewed).  I actually quite enjoyed Brad's scoring of the debate, because it seemed to have been done in a more objective a manner.  Though I will say that I too will probably suffer from this as well, but I will try to give credit to each of the candidates where I believe credit is due, and ex...