What is wrong with business today? - (orion) - (54) - June 12, 2002, 10:13:05 PM EDT
         Kill all the lawyers -NT - (bepatient) - June 12, 2002, 10:14:51 PM EDT
         It depends on the kind of business - (ben_tilly) - June 12, 2002, 10:35:15 PM EDT
         Litany of woe - (JayMehaffey) - June 12, 2002, 11:10:12 PM EDT
         Oh, a very, very long time ago - (Andrew Grygus) - (6) - June 13, 2002, 12:08:44 AM EDT
             Re: Robber Barons - (drewk) - (5) - June 13, 2002, 09:18:44 AM EDT
                 Athletes and Movie Stars - (bepatient) - June 13, 2002, 11:43:55 AM EDT
                 I don't think assembly working was "the lowes-paid" - (Arkadiy) - (3) - June 13, 2002, 02:35:50 PM EDT
                     That would make it even worse - (drewk) - June 13, 2002, 02:45:32 PM EDT
                     Still is - (JayMehaffey) - (1) - June 13, 2002, 03:33:12 PM EDT
                         Found some numbers - (drewk) - June 13, 2002, 04:08:17 PM EDT
         Simple answer: - (jb4) - (33) - June 13, 2002, 12:21:27 PM EDT
             Shocking... - (ChrisR) - (32) - June 13, 2002, 12:34:50 PM EDT
                 Yes making money - (orion) - June 13, 2002, 01:23:58 PM EDT
                 Nice try... - (jb4) - (30) - June 14, 2002, 09:23:35 AM EDT
                     Nope, that's *still* not the purpose of a business - (drewk) - (22) - June 14, 2002, 09:41:57 AM EDT
                         Slight difference. - (Arkadiy) - (1) - June 14, 2002, 06:31:04 PM EDT
                             Hard to say it is for - (ben_tilly) - June 14, 2002, 09:17:58 PM EDT
                         OK, fair enough... - (jb4) - (19) - June 17, 2002, 09:16:52 AM EDT
                             Stockholders = Investors - (ChrisR) - (18) - June 17, 2002, 12:35:00 PM EDT
                                 Good explanation. - (a6l6e6x) - June 17, 2002, 01:37:45 PM EDT
                                 Yeah, I can see those dirty fingernails, alright... - (jb4) - (16) - June 19, 2002, 01:31:20 PM EDT
                                     Invalid assumption - (ChrisR) - (15) - June 19, 2002, 02:36:05 PM EDT
                                         OK, now I got you... - (jb4) - (3) - June 19, 2002, 03:36:48 PM EDT
                                             Side bets - (ChrisR) - (2) - June 19, 2002, 06:05:49 PM EDT
                                                 I apparently didn't play at your casino... - (jb4) - (1) - June 20, 2002, 09:19:03 AM EDT
                                                     The analogy assumes... - (ChrisR) - June 20, 2002, 02:53:22 PM EDT
                                         While I agree, that's kind of orthogonal - (drewk) - (10) - June 19, 2002, 04:05:09 PM EDT
                                             Mixing up cause and effect - again. - (Arkadiy) - (6) - June 19, 2002, 05:21:47 PM EDT
                                                 There's a distinction - (drewk) - (5) - June 19, 2002, 05:40:47 PM EDT
                                                     How the hell did it come to exist - (Arkadiy) - (4) - June 20, 2002, 10:53:28 AM EDT
                                                         You're still focused on *why you would invest* - (drewk) - (3) - June 20, 2002, 12:22:42 PM EDT
                                                             Darn right I am. - (Arkadiy) - June 20, 2002, 01:48:14 PM EDT
                                                             Those Dot Coms employed a lot of people... - (ChrisR) - (1) - June 20, 2002, 01:59:23 PM EDT
                                                                 I think that your sane exposition makes clearer the - (Ashton) - June 20, 2002, 11:10:51 PM EDT
                                             On movies - (ChrisR) - (2) - June 19, 2002, 05:45:43 PM EDT
                                                 Oh I *know* it's wishful thinking - (drewk) - June 20, 2002, 09:15:57 AM EDT
                                                 "Everybody wants money. That's why they call it 'money'." -NT - (jb4) - June 20, 2002, 09:23:33 AM EDT
                     It's all about making money. - (ChrisR) - (6) - June 14, 2002, 10:26:44 AM EDT
                         This simple 'logic' might have sufficed before - (Ashton) - June 14, 2002, 04:41:29 PM EDT
                         Bullshit. - (CRConrad) - (4) - June 14, 2002, 07:26:23 PM EDT
                             You are correct sir - (orion) - June 14, 2002, 10:30:02 PM EDT
                             Well said, Sir Cyclic... - (jb4) - June 17, 2002, 09:27:15 AM EDT
                             Could be? - (ChrisR) - (1) - June 17, 2002, 02:13:13 PM EDT
                                 A nice rebuttal.____But - (Ashton) - June 17, 2002, 03:32:40 PM EDT
         It comes down to greed. - (tuberculosis) - (8) - June 16, 2002, 12:08:58 PM EDT
             Re: It comes down to greed. - (Arkadiy) - (7) - June 16, 2002, 01:40:55 PM EDT
                 'Discretion' manages to put an upper-limit on 'wants'. - (Ashton) - June 16, 2002, 06:55:19 PM EDT
                 Re: It comes down to greed. - (tuberculosis) - (5) - June 17, 2002, 12:13:12 AM EDT
                     Yes it does. - (Arkadiy) - (4) - June 17, 2002, 10:39:01 AM EDT
                         I don't get your point. - (tuberculosis) - (3) - June 17, 2002, 05:57:41 PM EDT
                             But 'quantizing' greed may be the Red Herring - (Ashton) - June 17, 2002, 06:41:51 PM EDT
                             My point is... - (Arkadiy) - (1) - June 17, 2002, 08:54:21 PM EDT
                                 Well I'm in a rare position this week - (tuberculosis) - June 17, 2002, 10:34:18 PM EDT
         Re: What is wrong with business: the pictorial answer - (Ashton) - June 18, 2002, 02:59:32 AM EDT