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jwirr

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2. Businesses need to change their way of looking at profit. Part to the profit in any company should

Reply to gerogie2 (Original post)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 06:43 PM

Jan 2015

include the well-being of its workers. That is profit. Instead most businesses see workers as part of their overall costs. I don't know if I said that the right way but this way profit is seen as for the common good. The part of the income that is used for the well-being of the workers and their families should be tax exempt.

Crazy idea - maybe.

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But, But if you give benefits and pay a decent wage your profits suffer... [View all] gerogie2 Jan 2015 OP

Shows you how greedy the Waltons are, think about it for a minute NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #1

Businesses need to change their way of looking at profit. Part to the profit in any company should jwirr Jan 2015 #2