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A comment on Johnson and Johnson hit with $55M damages in talc cancer case. Parent comment

Re:Johnson and Johnson hit with $55M damages in talc cancer ... by refurb on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @11:30PM (#11625977)
Revenue is not profit.
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Re:Johnson and Johnson hit with $55M damages in talc cancer ... by beemoe on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @12:35AM (#11626218)
Neither is base salary.
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Re:Johnson and Johnson hit with $55M damages in talc cancer ... by rdtsc on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @09:45PM (#11633383)
As a sibling post mentioned already, your base salary is not pure profit either. Most goes to mortage payments, car payments, taxes etc. It is still a worthwhile comparison I think.
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