Tag: profit
Why can’t you pay for sex?
March 2, 2023 | Post
Consensual sex is legal. But as soon as one party offers cash to another in exchange for sex and that money is voluntarily accepted, it’s considered prostitution, and that is illegal.
How the profit motive can protect the environment
August 22, 2022 | Post
The pursuit of profit in the free market is often cited as the main cause of environmental disasters and poor environmental quality, leading to a lot of blame placed on entrepreneurs. However, this is certainly not set in stone. Indeed, the pursuit of profit can actually protect the environment, rather than devastate it.
3 reasons why school-choice profits are a good thing
January 28, 2017 | Post
The key difference is not whether people are seeking to make money, but how they seek to make money.
Not your business: Let restaurant owners make their own decisions
January 18, 2017 | Post
The free-market concept is simple — private property owners should be able to preside over whatever policies they want.
Why schools should be businesses (sort of)
January 10, 2017 | Post
Why is a model of education that is also profitable seen as such a bad thing?
Christmas gifts are a hassle. Why do we bother?
January 5, 2017 | Post
We spend a lot of time and energy getting gifts for our loved ones. Yet a look at the return lines in many stores this time of year seems to indicate our time could be better spent wrapping a corresponding amount of cash. Why don’t we?
Trump's trade policy hurts American consumers and misunderstands patriotism
October 8, 2016 | Post
Trump’s trade policies miss one of the most fundamental economic concepts: When two parties engage in trade, they are both better off.
Profit Shouldn’t Be a Dirty Word In Drug Development
October 2, 2016 | Post
The spread of markets into the healthcare sector has allowed us to live longer than ever before.
There's No Such Thing as Too Much Profit
September 13, 2016 | Post
Businesses aren’t charities. They are money-making ventures that exist by and for profit. Everything else is a bonus.
People Hate the Top One Percent. Here’s What’s Wrong With That
May 17, 2016 | Post
As I was walking around the waterfront in Vancouver, I noticed some beautiful yachts. I took a picture with the largest, dreaming about how nice it would be to have one of my own. After my walk, I returned to my hotel room, scrolled through the television channels, and stumbled across the show Secret Lives […]