And on it went. If the woman had a deeper message, I couldn't coax it out her. Yet it's undoubtedly only a matter of time until the "People before Profits Act "debuts in a legislature near you. If only someone had thought of this sooner! On the other hand, given that profits are really just a measure of the wealth created by entrepreneurs above their costs, living in a profitless society might not be so people-friendly after all.
On the one hand, people's interest is important; on the other, profits are a measure of the wealth created by entrepreneurs above the costs. The point is how to balance one against the other.
一方面,人民的利益很重要,另一方面,利润是衡量企业家所创造的财富超过其所付出的成本的一种手段,问题是怎么在两者之间平衡。