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emosnail

Controversial Political Statements IV

Nov 04, 2005 18:46

So this is the weekend that traditionally I chair at the CCCPMUN (Contra Costa County Model United Nations) Conference. Much as we know I love MUN, after some very serious debate I decided to go on the Seattle road trip this weekend with Rob Roy & co. For the first time in four years or so I didn't go the the CCCPMUN conference ( Read more... )

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shid November 5 2005, 05:59:16 UTC

What if a corperation controls less than 50%, but holds royalties on the rest?

IE, say that Windows only held 40%, but Windows Based OS's owned by different companies- but liscensed to by Microsoft, consisted fo another 30%?

royalty emosnail November 6 2005, 04:16:34 UTC

Hmm. I think royalties in a number of patent areas have gotten really out of hand. I suppose until we come up with a more specific solution to royalties, income from royalties will be included in profit used to calculate market share..

Re: royalty shid November 6 2005, 04:18:31 UTC

But profit isn't used to calculate market share- noob.

if anything, they'd have a 40% market share- be taking say, 90 million in profits from direct sales, and then an additional 40 million in royalties...

Would the tax on 40% take that in?

Re: royalty emosnail November 6 2005, 04:20:56 UTC

Royalties aren't calculated into market share? Well they should be, and would be for this system.

Also, I have major beef with specifically patents held in agribusiness of types of seeds and crap like that.

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thiswallflower November 5 2005, 20:57:41 UTC

fun fact: my insider (jason) at cccpmun tells me catharine sat and BROKE a chair.

I would have paid at least five dollars to see that.

emosnail November 6 2005, 04:17:04 UTC

Thats what you get for missing out on the conference.

kilkenny November 6 2005, 17:53:32 UTC

your system sounds good to me.

i guess

i dunno

pavel_lishin November 6 2005, 19:34:33 UTC

I don't know enough about economics to really hold my ground here...

But let's say Doodle Co. is ridiculously successful the first year, drives out all the competition, sells a billion Widgets but then promptly goes out of business as it's paying out all of its income in taxes. Now there's absolutely zero competition again, as everyone's out of business.

I don't know where I'm going with this.

emosnail November 6 2005, 20:31:41 UTC

well I'd say if its able to rise up and drive everyone out in the course of a year its probably a case where the size of the industry to begin with was below the margin of statistical significance, and everything will just be taxed at some lower rate.

zellie_bean November 7 2005, 19:33:00 UTC

I was just thinking about you and MUN this weekend!! There was a group of drunken MUN people at the hotel (Doubletree) I stayed at in Philly on Sat night