tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post1436904166306453784..comments2024-03-27T19:54:34.479+00:00Comments on Falling On A Bruise: Solutions To The Imminent Food ShortageFalling on a bruisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-71469371497013735972009-08-16T20:51:11.256+01:002009-08-16T20:51:11.256+01:00I'm not 100% sure if this is right but I think...I'm not 100% sure if this is right but I think I heard the statistic that one in every 8 pounds spent in the UK ends up in the pocket of Mr Tesco.Cheezyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176170186766506070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-57585877897617673182009-08-15T01:39:53.583+01:002009-08-15T01:39:53.583+01:00i just knew that tesco is big. a harvard professo...i just knew that tesco is big. a harvard professor told me that walmart is scared of tesco... that says a lot about tesco...<br /><br />qAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-82833279223684673972009-08-14T23:27:34.585+01:002009-08-14T23:27:34.585+01:00Tesco has not been a simple grocers for ages. It i...Tesco has not been a simple grocers for ages. It is also insurance company, loan supplier, internet service provider, mobile phone supplier and many other fingers in many other pies. It also sells groceries but i would say most of it's income is from these other areas.Falling on a bruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-38051981086624141992009-08-14T16:30:04.198+01:002009-08-14T16:30:04.198+01:00lucy,
do you really beleive that the grocery stor...lucy,<br /><br />do you really beleive that the grocery stores in the UK are making $27,000 profit per brit?<br /><br />you do the math...<br /><br />QAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-65237138647525975452009-08-13T23:33:28.720+01:002009-08-13T23:33:28.720+01:00Wouldn't we use the British 1 billion (million...Wouldn't we use the British 1 billion (million x million) rather than the American 1 billion (thousand x million). <br />1,000,000 x 1,000,000 = 1,000,000,000,000 / 61,000,000 = <br />£16,393.44 each. ($27,165.94)<br />You might want to check my maths.Falling on a bruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-74524744752110052192009-08-13T18:04:33.140+01:002009-08-13T18:04:33.140+01:00Lucy,
do you really think a 1 billion profit is o...Lucy,<br /><br />do you really think a 1 billion profit is obscene if the company has to sell say 100 billion to make the 1 billion? i assume you would let them make some profit. would you? if so, how much would you let them make? remember that if you don't let investors make enough return on investment they will take their money (working capital for the company) somewhere else... <br /><br />there are 61 million brits. if you divided the 1 billion (1000 million) by 60 million then each brit would get a whopping 17 pounds (thats about 25 dollars)... yee haw now everyone can retire!!!<br /><br />qAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-52388489838438311772009-08-12T22:09:24.076+01:002009-08-12T22:09:24.076+01:00I'm doing my part to reduce the world populati...I'm doing my part to reduce the world population. :-) (No kids in this family.)Kvatchhttp://ragebot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-35319536620090998182009-08-12T19:38:14.635+01:002009-08-12T19:38:14.635+01:00Obscene profits are when they run into the billion...Obscene profits are when they run into the billions or millions from companies that have a captive audience like supermarkets, banks, amenities, oil companies etc. <br />Instead of using them to lower prices or in some way help their customer, they share it out amongst themselves.Falling on a bruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-46544210623990063922009-08-12T18:45:57.804+01:002009-08-12T18:45:57.804+01:00Lucy,
it seems you think everybody in the UK (or ...Lucy,<br /><br />it seems you think everybody in the UK (or is it the world) makes obscene profits... or do you just think all profits are obscene...<br /><br />i also notice that you always use "raw numbers". is the profit still obscene if you use percentages (like Return On Investment)? in other words, if they are making 5% or 6% profit on every pound they invest that seems like a fair profit for exerting their time, energy, and risk...<br /><br />qAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com