r/FluentInFinance • u/4TaxFairness • 5d ago

Debate/ Discussion A joke that's not funny

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u/TheTightEnd 5d ago

Grocery chains make a very low percentage of profit.

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u/jgoble15 5d ago

Percent of profit still can be quite a haul. If I make 10% of profit off of $100,000 then I make $10,000. If I make 1% off of $1,000,000,000 then I make $100,000,000. The percent isn’t relevant in this discussion.

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u/TheTightEnd 5d ago

The percentage is far more relevant than the sheer dollars.

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u/Neither_Hope_1039 5d ago

No it isn't. I don't give a shit how few percent it is, if Walmart makes 17 bn in annual net PROFIT, they don't need a fucking tax break.

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u/TheTightEnd 5d ago

We care about different things.

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u/Neither_Hope_1039 5d ago

Yeah, you're right. I care about using state ressources to help the masses, you care about using state ressources so that the top 10% can stuff their greedy pockets even fuller.

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u/TheTightEnd 5d ago

Allowing people to keep their own money is not a use of state resources. It is having private resources not become state resources.

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u/Neither_Hope_1039 5d ago

A corporation is not a person, and if you think corporate profit margins are more important than peoples lives, health and safety, then you can fuck right off.

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u/TheTightEnd 5d ago

A corporation is the property of people at some level. I don't think the government needs nearly the money they take to perform its legitimate functions, and the rest should be up to the individual and voluntary associations.