tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post4422937381386693880..comments2024-03-28T02:24:37.733-05:00Comments on Flight Plan: I heard they were dumbing down our schools, but.....Lowandslowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-15659298114977710232014-05-30T19:16:32.808-05:002014-05-30T19:16:32.808-05:00I think joeh is right...that's what happens wh...I think joeh is right...that's what happens when you lay off all the proofreaders!Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-71789967757617277882014-05-30T17:17:44.124-05:002014-05-30T17:17:44.124-05:00I was terrible at math but isn't that more tha...I was terrible at math but isn't that more than a 90 percent markup for the popcorn? A hundred percent mark-up would double the price. I think this is what we used to call in Jewelry sales an eight key markup, a key being a hundred percent.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-22719447449841736522014-05-30T10:07:13.877-05:002014-05-30T10:07:13.877-05:00Scott, I noticed the same thing in that same artic...Scott, I noticed the same thing in that same article. I suspect the issue is proof reading, but dang the whole premise of the article was how big a rip off the popcorn is and then they undercut it by declaring the outrageous profit margin of 90% instead of the correct profit of almost 900%.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-53815905548903740622014-05-30T09:02:16.549-05:002014-05-30T09:02:16.549-05:00Whenever you talk about "profit" I can&#...Whenever you talk about "profit" I can't help but think of the banks. The six largest banks made about $76 billion in combined profits in 2013, an annual haul second only to the $82 billion in total profits the banks recorded just before the financial crisis in 2006 (WSJ).Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426646958382800630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-23892300809612961852014-05-30T08:29:46.754-05:002014-05-30T08:29:46.754-05:00I never buy food or drinks at the movies. I mean ...I never buy food or drinks at the movies. I mean $3 for a bottle of water that's $1 anywhere else?<br /><br />Two weeks ago I went into Arby's and got a small soda for $1.06. I gave the cashier $1.11 and after practically counting on her fingers in desperation she gives me 4 cents back. Then we wonder why we're so far behind other countries in math and science.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com