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Re:Was corporate profit growth a bubble inflated by "financi... by robmccoll on Friday March 27, 2020 @02:30PM (#22705428)
> If your costs aren't growing as fast as your revenue, then it's easy to turn a profit if you choose.

Doesn't that make a lot of assumptions about assets, expenditures, and business model?

If I start a business handing out $0.99 to anyone that gives me $0.90, I think I could easily grow revenue at a 10% loss for as long as investors were willing to fund it.

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Re:Was corporate profit growth a bubble inflated by "financi... by eanzenberg on Friday March 27, 2020 @02:31PM (#22705442)
If your business is selling $0.99 for $0.90, then its costs are growing FASTER than its revenue. You are describing UBER vs. someone like AMZN.
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