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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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All posts by rogermunibond⎊Shrewdness 3
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Re: o/t, The Industrialization Of Fraud
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-10/06/26
Re: When AI Gets a Body
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway209/28/26
OT - new Howard Marks letter
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway909/22/26
BRK loads up on LEN
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway209/22/26
Trading houses stake
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway1009/17/26
Re: OT: Apple
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway109/09/26
OT - GE acquires CPP
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway209/08/26
Re: Barrons cover, AI Capex Bubble About to Burst?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway309/02/26
Re: o/t, Bill Gates has changed his mind about AI a
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway208/26/26
Re: OT Exxon robotic drilling
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway108/26/26
BRK-backed Tokio Marine closing in on M&A targ
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway808/25/26
Re: Thompson on GOOGL
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway108/24/26
Greg Abel's upcoming Tokyo trip
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway2308/19/26
Re: Did Dodgers Expose the Real Time Bomb?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway308/19/26
Re: Did Dodgers Expose the Real Time Bomb?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway208/18/26
OT - the wonders of modern life
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway1008/13/26
Comparing 100% BRK with 60/40 trad portfolio
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway208/11/26
Re: OT: S&P 500 Reported Earnings
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway108/11/26
Re: OT: S&P 500 Reported Earnings
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway108/11/26
Re: Summary of 2Q 2026
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway308/10/26
Re: Jassy on AI infrastructure economics
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway308/04/26
Re: Jassy on AI infrastructure economics
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-08/03/26
Re: Jassy on AI infrastructure economics
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway208/03/26
Re: What does this all mean?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway407/27/26
Re: What does this all mean?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway407/27/26
Re: Celebrating 250 Years in America
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway107/07/26
Re: “Big Short” bet against BRK
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway206/25/26
Re: “Big Short” bet against BRK
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway206/25/26
Re: “Big Short” bet against BRK
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-06/25/26
Re: Berkshire Hathaway Buys Taylor Morrison for $8.5 B
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-06/24/26
OT: Tokio Marine in the FT
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway306/16/26
Re: Alphabet Investor Presentation
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway406/04/26
OT: Private-equity affiliated life insurers
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-05/26/26
Re: Delta a Weschler pick?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway205/20/26
Re: Is this the NV Energy Berkshire owns?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway605/15/26
Re: Progressive Auto performance
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway305/13/26
Re: Progressive Auto performance
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway105/13/26
Re: OT Worse On Purpose
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-05/08/26
Re: Just a few thoughts on the AM
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway105/08/26
McLane autonomous truck project with Aurora
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway305/06/26
Re: Data centers?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway405/04/26
Re: Data centers?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-05/01/26
Re: Add Tim Cook to BOD.
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway205/01/26
Re: insurance q
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway104/16/26
OT - factors increasing retail electric rates
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway404/13/26
Berkshire back for yen funding
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway204/02/26
Buffett - zero inflation target
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway203/31/26
OT nonprofits & foundations
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway403/31/26
Re: Barron’s on Tokio Marine
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway1003/24/26
Re: Bought 2.5% of Tokio Marine
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway203/23/26
Re: OT: SAP
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway403/20/26
Re: Private equity collapse opportunity?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-03/05/26
OT strong demand for US assets
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway803/02/26
Minority ownership of acquisitions
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway203/02/26
Re: Hopes, for Greg’s first letter?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway102/26/26
Re: Hopes, for Greg’s first letter?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway402/26/26
Re: OT mostly: forevers
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway402/24/26
Re: OT mostly: forevers
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway402/24/26
Re: OT mostly: forevers
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway302/24/26
Precision Castparts goodwill impairment
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway402/19/26
Re: Read All About It
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway302/18/26
Re: Abel making moves…
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway102/17/26
Re: Abel making moves…
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-02/17/26
Re: New post from Brooklyn investor
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway402/16/26
Re: New post from Brooklyn investor
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-02/16/26
New post from Brooklyn investor
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway902/13/26
Re: The "Buffett Indicator" LOL...
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-02/11/26
Re: brk, and front running shareholder
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway302/04/26
Re: Value, when to buy
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway101/28/26
Long dated BRK debt
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway101/20/26
Re: OT Exxon ups forecast
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway712/09/25
JGB yields moving up
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway411/19/25
BNSF argues against UP-NSC merger
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway310/01/25
Re: Inside 100 days
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway809/30/25
Re: o/t, terrific 8 minute interview with Whitney
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway309/23/25
Re: Rail Announcement
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway408/25/25
OT - UNP in early talks with NSC
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway307/18/25
Re: Why Not O&G? Is it the IEA Energy Outlook_
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway407/14/25
Re: Rails consolidation
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway407/11/25
Rails consolidation
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway307/11/25
Re: All insurance companies down today
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway107/02/25
Deep dive on private equity and insurance
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway406/27/25
Re: P&C Pricing Softening?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway206/25/25
Re: OT: Highest Life Expectancy Countries
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway206/09/25
Re: Jack Daniels to go with Corona?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway106/05/25
Re: BRK Energy Bonds
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway306/04/25
Re: BRK Energy Bonds
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway106/04/25
Re: PE Lending & Bank Lending
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway105/28/25
Re: PE Lending & Bank Lending
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway105/28/25
Re: Why STZ - low ROE
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-05/19/25
Re: Charlie Munger and Costco
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway205/19/25
Re: Charlie Munger and Costco
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway105/19/25
Re: Why STZ - low ROE
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway205/16/25
Re: OT— USD diversification
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway104/11/25
Re: Spy down another 4 percent,
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway104/11/25
Re: OT: might get "interesting" today
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-04/09/25
Re: How to get Annual Report printed copy
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway104/09/25
Re: What about buying OXY AND Chubb?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway204/04/25
PCP value rises - CAM removed
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway803/28/25
Re: OT: BYD fast charging battery development
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway403/19/25
OT: BYD fast charging battery development
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway903/19/25
BRK ownership of Japanese trading houses
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway603/17/25
Re: OT also: FT on investment taxes
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway103/14/25
Re: OT also: FT on investment taxes
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway103/14/25
Re: OT: GillianTett Interview on tariffs etc
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-03/14/25
Re: OT: GillianTett Interview on tariffs etc
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway303/14/25
Re: Advanced talks to sell RE Brokerage to Compass
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway103/13/25
Re: Income from BH subsdiarie debt
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway403/10/25
Income from BH subsdiarie debt
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway903/10/25
Re: Mars News
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway903/07/25
Look back at recent acquisitions
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway202/26/25
OT - Catastrophe bond ETF coming soon
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway102/21/25
Re: OT - Warren nd Charlie bot
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway302/12/25
Re: OT - Warren nd Charlie bot
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway102/12/25
OT - Warren nd Charlie bot
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway202/12/25
Marubeni to partner with Lyft
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway602/10/25
Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway302/07/25
Re: OT Exxon and BP
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway101/17/25
Re: L.A. Fires
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway101/09/25
Latest from Howard Marks
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway401/07/25
Re: OT - EV battery discussion - solid state batteries
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway112/17/24
OT - EV battery discussion - solid state batteries
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway712/16/24
Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway612/16/24
Re: Jason Zweig on BRK's Cash
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-11/20/24
Class I railroads
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway211/18/24
Re: tarriff threat
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-11/06/24
Re: BAC and other Banks
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway111/06/24
Re: BHE-BYD update
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway111/05/24
Re: BRK Organization After Buffett? An Opinion
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway410/30/24
Re: BRK acquires 20% BHE stake
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-10/01/24
BRK acquires 20% BHE stake
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway310/01/24
Re: OT: Hurricane Strength and Damage
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway309/26/24
Re: Some serious criticism of Todd Combs
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway1809/24/24
Re: brk and BV relevance,
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway1309/10/24
Re: Is BRK going to buy Chubb?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway509/04/24
Re: OT JAB advisors reap billions
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway308/14/24
Re: Home insurers record loss
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway107/29/24
Home insurers record loss
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway207/29/24
Re: He sold more BAC
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway207/25/24
Re: o/t, debtors and creditors,
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-07/01/24
Re: o/t, debtors and creditors,
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-07/01/24
Re: Semi OT: the weather
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-06/24/24
Re: S&P Free Cash Flow growth
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-06/17/24
Re: Apple today
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway206/12/24
Re: Another Pacificorp settlement
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway106/05/24
OT: BYD introduces hybrid with 1300 mile range
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway505/29/24
Re: Did Buffett buy the wrong oil major?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway204/30/24
Re: Kraft Heinz
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway204/09/24
Re: 20% Job Cut at Geico Highlights Challenges
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway104/08/24
Re: NAR settles realtor lawsuit
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway203/18/24
Re: Cost-plus model: COST, IBKR, KMX - any others?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-03/06/24
Re: Mr Bloomstran now at $479/B share IV
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway902/25/24
Re: From the FT
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway202/24/24
HomeServices liability
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway202/24/24
Re: sobering quote on BHE
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway702/24/24
BHE - Salton Sea lithium potential
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway301/24/24
Petrochina
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-12/19/23
Has Buffett written about YTM discounted bond math
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway112/07/23
Looks like BRK got into business with snakes
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway711/29/23
Re: Rational Walk on retained earnings test
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway411/20/23
Re: PacificCorp wildfire litigation
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-11/06/23
PacificCorp wildfire litigation
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway611/06/23
Re: More BYD sold
rogermunibondBYD311/02/23
Re: NAR lawsuit
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway211/01/23
Re: NAR lawsuit
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway111/01/23
Re: NAR lawsuit
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway111/01/23
NAR lawsuit
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway110/31/23
Re: PacifiCorp liabilities
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-09/19/23
Re: Looks like Ajit picked the wrong year to ...
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway508/11/23
BHE/Pacificorp long dated debt
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway108/08/23
Re: Climate Change Could Cause Home Insurance Meltdown
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway107/24/23
Re: Climate Change Could Cause Home Insurance Meltdown
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-07/24/23
Re: Seth Klarman on CNBC
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-06/27/23
Re: DG on sale today
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-06/20/23
Re: DG on sale today
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-06/02/23
Buffett inflation targeting
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway205/08/23
Re: Shale 4.0
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-04/25/23
Re: Pabrai: Berkshire Oxy Investment
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-04/17/23
Re: Bloomstran Interview
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway204/04/23
Re: Berkshire Proxy: How I voted
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway103/22/23
Re: Wonder how Warren
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway103/22/23
Re: SVB bailout
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway103/21/23
Re: OT CS Bondholders behind Shareholders
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway103/20/23
FT reporting UBS deal for CS at $2B+
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway503/19/23
Re: SVB bailout
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway603/17/23
Re: More OXY
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-03/16/23
Re: Repurchases vs. other stocks
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-03/03/23
Re: Itching for Market Correction
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-03/01/23
Re: A railroad primer
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway503/01/23
Re: Annual Letter?
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway-02/25/23
Power of AAPL
rogermunibondBerkshire Hathaway702/21/23



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