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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 bigshanShrewdness 2
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Re: OT: Apple
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway1909/16/26
Re: OT: Apple
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway409/09/26
Re: Not Happy
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway608/23/26
Re: OT: Predictions from US/Israel bombing of Iran
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway204/04/26
Re: OT: SAP
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-03/20/26
Re: Buybacks have begun
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-03/10/26
Re: Buybacks have begun
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-03/10/26
Re: Buybacks have begun
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-03/10/26
Re: OT mostly: forevers
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway202/25/26
Re: OT mostly: forevers
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-02/24/26
Re: OT mostly: forevers
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway102/24/26
Re: OT mostly: forevers
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway302/24/26
Re: o/t, terrific interview with Dalio,
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway102/10/26
Re: o/t, terrific interview with Dalio,
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway102/10/26
Re: OT Krugman (and WEB) on Bitcoin
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway102/06/26
Re: Greg and BNSF
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway101/11/26
Re: Greg and BNSF
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-01/11/26
Re: Greg Abel compensation
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-01/08/26
Re: Greg Abel compensation
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-01/08/26
Re: For call option holders
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway201/06/26
Re: For call option holders
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway101/05/26
Re: COP
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway101/05/26
Re: Foreign currency predictions from HSBC
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-01/04/26
Re: Foreign currency predictions from HSBC
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-01/04/26
Re: Foreign currency predictions from HSBC
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-01/02/26
Re: Chris Bloomstran
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway501/01/26
Re: Combs to leave
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway212/08/25
Re: Byd, amazing scale
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway512/01/25
Re: 13-F out
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway211/15/25
Re: Brk, it's time to declare a 1$ quarterly
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway211/07/25
Re: Brk, it's time to declare a 1$ quarterly
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-11/07/25
Re: Brk, it's time to declare a 1$ quarterly
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway111/07/25
Re: Brkb was downgraded to sell
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway1610/29/25
Re: KHC warns on worst consumer sentiment
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway110/29/25
Re: OT: Interactive Broker question
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-09/25/25
Re: Capital gains tax
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway306/19/25
Re: War, currencies and jurisdictions
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-06/16/25
Re: War, currencies and jurisdictions
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway206/16/25
Re: War, currencies and jurisdictions
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway106/10/25
Re: China fires across the bow
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway504/14/25
Re: China fires across the bow
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway104/14/25
Re: Tariff exemptions
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway204/13/25
Re: Tariff exemptions
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway704/12/25
Re: Tariff exemptions
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-04/12/25
Re: OT— USD diversification
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway404/11/25
Re: Don't start a (tariff) war in China
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-04/10/25
Re: Don't start a (tariff) war in China
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway204/10/25
Re: indexes down another 1.5-2 percent
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway104/09/25
Re: Berkshire and Tariffs
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway104/08/25
Re: Berkshire and Tariffs
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway204/05/25
Re: Berkshire and Tariffs
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-04/05/25
Re: OT: Secret game
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway104/05/25
Re: Berkshire and Tariffs
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway1104/04/25
Re: Berkshire and Tariffs
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway504/04/25
Re: What are we missing?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway203/28/25
Re: Barrons on BRK Heavy STEW
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway103/26/25
Re: Why I'm Holding The Damn Stock
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway103/20/25
Re: Reduced significantly
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway403/20/25
Re: OT, out
bigshanLiving Abroad-03/18/25
Re: OT, out
bigshanLiving Abroad3203/17/25
Re: OT, out
bigshanLiving Abroad-03/17/25
Re: Berkshire YTD
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-03/15/25
Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway212/18/24
Re: OT - EV battery discussion - solid state batteries
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway312/16/24
Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-12/16/24
Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-12/16/24
Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway312/16/24
Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway112/15/24
Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-12/14/24
Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway312/14/24
Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway1112/14/24
Re: BYD Apple Partnership
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway212/08/24
Re: OT: AI Nobel Prizes
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway110/11/24
Re: Timing the Market
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway109/26/24
Re: So 9 years later
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway809/03/24
insurer Chubb was the confidential stock
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway505/15/24
Re: Why I sold my entire Berkshire stake
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway103/27/24
Re: wife and I are 83 no kids-no need for any money to
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway103/24/24
Re: NAR settles realtor lawsuit
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-03/19/24
Re: Berkshire boosts Abel's pay to $20 million
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway203/16/24
Berkshire boosts Abel's pay to $20 million
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway203/15/24
Re: Broker recommendations?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-03/04/24
Latest freight railroad layoffs
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway103/02/24
Re: government may sue PacifiCorp for $1b
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway202/26/24
government may sue PacifiCorp for $1b
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-02/26/24
Re: Mr Bloomstran now at $479/B share IV
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway602/25/24
Re: Mr Bloomstran now at $479/B share IV
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway302/25/24
Operating earnings
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway902/24/24
$435 was the target
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-02/23/24
Re: 420
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-02/23/24
Re: BRK.b 1.674 x book
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-02/19/24
Re: The BRK Playbook
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway602/19/24
Re: 13F Financial Stock still a mystery
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-02/19/24
Re: More $400
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway102/15/24
Re: FAIRFAX /FFH
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-02/11/24
Re: FAIRFAX /FFH
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway102/11/24
About OXY
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway502/05/24
Re: out of the gate strong
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway202/03/24
Re: out of the gate strong
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway202/03/24
Re: out of the gate strong
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway101/26/24
Re: out of the gate strong
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway101/26/24
Re: Div stocks
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-01/26/24
Re: out of the gate strong
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway101/25/24
Re: out of the gate strong
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway201/24/24
Li Lu's tribute to Munger
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway412/06/23
Munger said Berkshire would be worth double if ...
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway211/30/23
Re: I am noodling on a major change to my portfolio.
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway611/28/23
Re: PayTM sold
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway111/25/23
Re: Articles on the quarterly results
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway511/06/23
Re: Operating earnings
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway111/05/23
Re: OT, WFC-PL
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway410/05/23
Re: A far better DG analysis
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-09/29/23
Re: A far better DG analysis
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-09/28/23
Re: Dealraker made a point worth contemplating: "
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway209/26/23
Re: SNOW - hold forever?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway109/24/23
Re: Dealraker made a point worth contemplating: "
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway409/23/23
Re: Schwab: Problem to invest cash
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway409/22/23
Re: New low
bigshanDollar General109/22/23
Re: New low
bigshanDollar General309/22/23
Re: Schwab: Problem to invest cash
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway309/22/23
Re: My DG take
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway109/18/23
Re: Berkshire's stock price
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway109/16/23
Re: brk selling some hpq, tho it isn't
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-09/14/23
Re: OT: Dollar General
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-09/13/23
Re: OT: Dollar General
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway409/13/23
Re: Dealraker made a point worth contemplating: "
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway709/10/23
Stock momentum
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-09/08/23
Re: OT:Excellent article on Li Lu in FT
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway209/07/23
Re: China bans Iphones for government employees
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway109/07/23
Re: To rival the idea that cash rules, that only looki
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway209/03/23
Re: To rival the idea that cash rules, that only looki
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway109/02/23
Re: To rival the idea that cash rules, that only looki
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway109/02/23
Re: Dealraker made a point worth contemplating: "
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway509/01/23
Re: o/t, American retail, shrink, DG,
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-08/31/23
Re: o/t, American retail, shrink, DG,
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway108/31/23
Re: o/t, American retail, shrink, DG,
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-08/31/23
Re: o/t, American retail, shrink, DG,
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway108/31/23
Re: Thought exercise
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-08/29/23
Re: Thought exercise
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway108/29/23
Re: Pabrai Funds
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway208/29/23
Re: O/t, dks, for our foreign friends
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-08/25/23
Re: O/t, dks, for our foreign friends
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-08/25/23
Re: Way OT: VFS
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway108/24/23
Re: OT - Estate Taxes
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway108/21/23
Re: OT Gurus Focus Dollar General
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-08/21/23
Re: DG on sale today
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-08/16/23
Re: DG on sale today
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-08/16/23
Re: DG on sale today
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-08/16/23
Re: DG on sale today
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-08/15/23
Re: EPS FY 2024
bigshanAlibaba608/10/23
Re: The Berkshire Problem
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway208/07/23
Re: The Berkshire Problem
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway408/07/23
Re: how market would valuate BRK
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-08/07/23
how market would valuate BRK
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-08/07/23
2nd Quarter result
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway908/05/23
Re: Byd, from Barron's,
bigshanBYD-08/02/23
Re: OT: big companies
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-07/29/23
Re: Berkshire Hathaway Stock Price
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway407/25/23
Re: Hoping for the longest possible answer from Jim
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway107/23/23
Re: Strategy - covered calls in retirement
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway207/19/23
Re: OT short TSLA, long BABA
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-07/10/23
Re: Everything has a price
bigshanAlibaba-06/30/23
Re: OT: Jim's take on the market
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway506/27/23
Re: Apple Vision
bigshanApple-06/10/23
Re: OT AI sparks bubble
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-05/24/23
Re: BRK Overvalued Now?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-05/19/23
Re: Buffett, selective disclosure, since no one
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway205/11/23
Re: "Available for sale, held to maturaity"
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-05/07/23
"Available for sale, held to maturaity"
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-05/06/23
Re: OT: ChatGPT Response to my question
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-04/16/23
A and B share price spread
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-04/13/23
Re: Alibaba Reorganization
bigshanAlibaba404/08/23
Re: SVB bailout
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-03/22/23
Re: SVB bailout
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway503/21/23
Re: O/t, ubs takes credit Suisse ,
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-03/19/23
Re: SVB bailout
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway103/17/23
Re: SVB bailout
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway303/16/23
Re: SVB bailout
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-03/14/23
Re: Are Berkshire Shares Safe?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway103/13/23
Re: Are Berkshire Shares Safe?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway403/13/23
Re: OT: chatGPT: My mind is blown!
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway203/06/23
Re: Towards a ChatGPT search engine?
bigshanAlphabet-03/02/23
Re: Towards a ChatGPT search engine?
bigshanAlphabet-03/01/23
Re: Towards a ChatGPT search engine?
bigshanAlphabet103/01/23
Buffett on deficit and inflation
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway302/26/23
Re: Todays Barron's, Buffett moves on from buy and hol
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway102/21/23
Re: WEB's Taiwan Semi Sale
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway302/19/23
Re: WEB's Taiwan Semi Sale
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-02/19/23
Re: WEB's Taiwan Semi Sale
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway102/19/23
Re: Continued from BRK board
bigshanAlphabet-02/16/23
Re: Munger : BRK a pretty damn good bet
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway202/15/23
Re: Brk 13 f out,
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-02/14/23
Re: Continued from BRK board
bigshanAlphabet-02/11/23
Re: Continued from BRK board
bigshanAlphabet102/10/23
Re: Continued from BRK board
bigshanAlphabet102/10/23
Re: Towards a ChatGPT search engine?
bigshanAlphabet202/09/23
Re: Towards a ChatGPT search engine?
bigshanAlphabet102/09/23
Re: Towards a ChatGPT search engine?
bigshanAlphabet102/09/23
Re: Google at risk?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway202/08/23
Re: Charlie Munger WSJ Editorial
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway402/02/23
ChatGPT explains Buffett's investment strategy
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway501/30/23
Re: Berkshire should have borrowed more
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway201/21/23
Google at risk?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway301/20/23
Re: Berkshire and Apple
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway401/19/23
Re: Berkshire and Apple
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway901/19/23
Re: Clouds clearing for BABA?
bigshanAlibaba401/14/23
Re: Clouds clearing for BABA?
bigshanAlibaba101/13/23
Re: T&T results YTD?
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-12/28/22
Re: ChatGPT
bigshanAlphabet712/25/22
Re: 20 Years of BV and Market Price
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway612/22/22
Re: OT (but perhaps relevant): inflation
bigshanBerkshire Hathaway-12/17/22



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