RE: RE: Re: RE: RE: Estimating Surplus

["Max Sawicky" <sawicky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Part of profits are paid to households too.

I don't see how you can include profits but not net interest paid.

mbs


> Doug wrote,
> > Net interest is figured as what biz pays to households, right? It's
> > an expense for business and an income for households.
>
> Yes indeed that is the case. I guess such a number doesn't add to
> capitalist
> surplus.
>
> For what it is worth:
> Corporate profits + Estimated profit part of proprietors' income
> = $767 billion + $84 billion = $851 billion.
>
> This is a crude estimate of the amount of capitalist surplus, but it is
> likely in the ballpark.
>
> Eric
> .
>