Thomas Sowell explains it concisely and beautifully:
People who decry the fact that businesses are in business "just to make money" seldom understand the implications of what they are saying. You make money by doing what other people want, not what you want.
Great post. I read that column and the same quote jumped out at me. Very true!
Chris
http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Christopher Meisenzahl | October 31, 2005 at 11:40 AM