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Nuclear Unicorn

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2. Who fronts the money?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:56 AM

Dec 2011

You can be all fired-up to buy a thousand widgets but unless there is a widget factory producing widgets you don't have anything to buy. Someone has to get the building, buy the machines, utilities, payroll, benefits, OSHA-type stuff, marketing, etc etc etc. The initial round of consumer purchasing won't pay all that back. In fact, generally speaking, the return on investment is years if not decades away. Someone(s) has to have the money up front until sales become self-sustaining.

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Finally, A Rich American Destroys The Fiction That Rich People Create The Jobs [View all] kpete Dec 2011 OP

Rich people get it, but the fiction gets them better treatment from government. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2011 #1

Who fronts the money? Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #2

Nope bongbong Dec 2011 #7

So where does the start-up money come from? Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #9

More talking points from you bongbong Dec 2011 #11

Not every business begins as a small start-up Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #13

Many times a manufacturer will partner with one of their bigger customers to secure financing Ikonoklast Dec 2011 #19

Don't say "venture capitalist" too loud. You might end-up on "the list" n/t Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #21

There are good venture capitalists. Ned Lamont's wife, Annie, is one. CTyankee Dec 2011 #26

Surely you know that government itself has "created" a ton of jobs in the private sector. CTyankee Dec 2011 #12

I would not deny any of that Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #14

Perhaps not directly. CTyankee Dec 2011 #16

Again, no dispute Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #20

Of course. CTyankee Dec 2011 #23

I'd rather not. My opinion of Hollywood is rather low. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #24

Yeah, it's a love/hate thing with me, too. My daughter, son in law and grandson live in CTyankee Dec 2011 #25

You say it yourself in your description - DEMAND creates jobs. fasttense Dec 2011 #27

No US Media will Highlight this krucial Dec 2011 #3

Rich people aren't the cause of a robust economy, they're the result of a robust economy. n/t Scuba Dec 2011 #4

It's not job creating when companies are hoarding trillions. Initech Dec 2011 #5

Yup, that's why we need to increase taxes on corporations and the rich... SomethingFishy Dec 2011 #10

We need to tax the shit out of their precious profits. Initech Dec 2011 #22

True, this. n/t BeHereNow Dec 2011 #17

There are some real DOLTS commenting at that site. HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #6

Product/service demand from folks with $$$ in their pockets creates jobs Bozita Dec 2011 #8

Outstanding, thanks for posting..nt Stuart G Dec 2011 #15

excellent article Douglas Carpenter Dec 2011 #18

This article provides one of the best arguments I've seen for restoring the 1%'s tax rates pacalo Dec 2011 #28

k&r for the truth. n/t Laelth Dec 2011 #29