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Why are stocks worth anything? (particularly ones that don't pay dividend)
As a shareholder you are a part owner of the company and are entitled to what an owner would be entitled to(profits from the company). In the short term the company may not have profits, or wants to g
why are right-wingers against big government but also against Snowden exposing mass government surveillance?
Not all of us right wingers are against what Snowden did. I'm a libertarian and I think he's a big damn hero. Most of my libertarian friends do as well.
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy is Marijuana illegal in the majority of nations?
The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 _URL_0_ The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime works with countries' legislatures to ensure compliance. As a result, most of the national drug s
why are u supposed to not ration water but ration food when you are stranded in the desert?
Because you lose water through sweat, the minimum water intake is a hard minimum. You can go longer without eating because your body can turn to fat stores/muscle mass for energy.
Why did Turkey make their own versions of famous American movies,for example Star wars and E.T in the 80s?
Cause there's profit to be made. Same reason why there's knockoff movies. Someone comes up with an idea that makes money.
Why are some vivid memories pure imagination? And why do they feel so real?
Memory is kind of a plastic thing. It's not really like a video recording, but a reconstruction. And your reconstruction itself can become less accurate as time passes.
why does rice have more genes than humans do?
The number of genes isn't what determines complexity, it's how those genes are used. Imagine the same principle with language. If you try to describe something simple with thousands of words, your des
Why is it such a big deal that Apple has so much cash?
So, one part is because it's just a huge sum of cash....but let's go deeper A public company's responsibility is to maximize shareholder value. The best way to measure that is grow
