1 Ways Rich People Think Differently Than Average People
03-22-2013, 10:20 AM
Quote: (03-22-2013 09:57 AM)basilransom Wrote:
The money you see going to Coca Cola is just money sloshing around the economy. If Coke didn't exist, the money would have gone elsewhere. It's a little like saying hurricanes create jobs, because of all the rebuilding.
If Coke didn't exist there would be decreased competition in the beverage industry, whence decreased total economic surplus and a less efficient allocation of resources. Ceteris parabis, if Coke didn't exist, the economy and everyone in it would be worse off.
I can't have sex with your personality, and I can't put my penis in your college degree, and I can't shove my fist in your childhood dreams, so why are you sharing all this information with me?