Don't misread the statistics

Tom Brosz — 5/31/2006 6:25:46 AM (archived)

There are almost 25 million businesses total, and about 17,000 large businesses. I don't consider 17,000 of anything to be a major concentration of power, even if between them they account for half the private sector GDP.

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The Entrepreneurial Mystique - ER - 5/29/2006 6:48:42 PM
- Double plus ungood - ER - 5/31/2006 12:51:29 PM
  - See "Goodnight Moon", below. - Mary Anne - 5/31/2006 4:06:24 PM
- Wow.... - Tom Brosz - 5/30/2006 2:30:35 AM
  - Wow, indeed! - ER - 5/30/2006 3:20:28 AM
    - re: Wow, indeed! - gbaikie - 5/30/2006 9:28:49 PM
      - We are not multiple personalities. (n/t) - ER - 5/31/2006 2:51:37 AM
        
        LOL! (n/t) - Mary Anne - 5/31/2006 2:54:44 AM
      - More like a 'stunt' than a rant. (n/t) - RobVG - 5/31/2006 1:01:22 AM
    - Would this piece be a good discription of the word... - SteveS - 5/30/2006 1:57:16 PM
      - Maybe I should explain... - SteveS - 5/31/2006 2:07:10 PM
        
        re: Maybe I should explain... - ER - 5/31/2006 2:36:22 PM
        
        re: Maybe I should explain... - SteveS - 5/31/2006 5:19:55 PM
        
        re: Maybe I should explain... - ER - 5/31/2006 6:06:09 PM
    - You're convincing. - Mary Anne - 5/30/2006 1:10:35 PM
      - re: You're convincing. - ER - 5/30/2006 1:36:14 PM
        
        Goodnight Moon - Mary Anne - 5/31/2006 1:28:12 PM
        
        Help me Mary Anne Kenobi, you're my only hope - Tony - 6/1/2006 4:00:33 PM
        
        Oh, gee... - Mary Anne - 6/1/2006 5:20:39 PM
        
        Oh phew - Tony - 6/1/2006 6:30:32 PM
        
        re: Oh, gee... - ER - 6/1/2006 6:06:46 PM
        
        re: Goodnight Moon - SDG - 5/31/2006 7:38:58 PM
        
        It's my turn, this time. - ER - 5/31/2006 8:50:19 PM
        
        re: It's my turn, this time. - SDG - 5/31/2006 9:22:55 PM
        
        re: It's my turn, this time. - ER - 5/31/2006 9:57:38 PM
        
        No apologies necessary. - Tom Brosz - 6/1/2006 2:15:12 AM
        
        Thanks, Tom. (n/t) - ER - 6/1/2006 2:25:25 AM
        
        I'm not in the same place as you about imaginary positions. - Mary Anne - 5/31/2006 8:25:20 PM
        
        re: I'm not in the same place as you about imaginary positions. - ER - 5/31/2006 8:53:09 PM
        
        confusing context - Robert - 5/30/2006 3:19:47 PM
        
        It was a perfectly legitimate post. - Tom Brosz - 5/30/2006 4:19:38 PM
        
        Lost amongst the negatives. - ER - 5/30/2006 3:41:29 PM
        
        re: Lost amongst the negatives. - Robert - 5/30/2006 5:40:05 PM
        
        re: Lost amongst the negatives. - REB - 5/30/2006 4:31:35 PM
        
        Forest for the trees - Tom Brosz - 5/30/2006 4:49:36 PM
        
        re: Forest for the trees - REB - 5/30/2006 4:57:27 PM
    - That was a hell of a lot of work. - Tom Brosz - 5/30/2006 6:08:29 AM
      - re: That was a hell of a lot of work. - ER - 5/30/2006 10:57:32 AM
        
        Agreed. - Tom Brosz - 5/30/2006 4:15:36 PM
        
        re: Agreed. - ER - 5/30/2006 5:27:28 PM
        
        "Raw energy of capitalism" - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2006 1:15:51 AM
        
        re: "Raw energy of capitalism" - ER - 5/31/2006 2:27:36 AM
        
        Corporate power - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2006 1:13:25 AM
        
        re: Corporate power - ER - 5/31/2006 2:47:57 AM
        
        Don't misread the statistics - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2006 6:25:46 AM
        
        re: Corporate power - gbaikie - 5/31/2006 3:21:43 AM
        
        re: Corporate power - gbaikie - 5/31/2006 4:23:50 AM
        
        re: Corporate power - gbaikie - 5/31/2006 4:01:15 AM
    - Give him a break. - RobVG - 5/30/2006 4:11:50 AM

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