[starrychloe]

Profits pay your salary, commie.

[lishzen]

I think you're joking but it's the third time I heard someone say something like this today, so... profits don't pay your salary, your work pays for it.

[nickrivadeneira]

Work with no profits (or revenue) would likely mean no salary. On the other hand, profits with no work sounds like a great situation.

[chimeracoder]

Mozilla (the foundation) is a non-profit corporation, but Mozilla (the corporation that creates the free browser) is a for-profit corporation. They're separate entities.

Of course, non-profit corporations are still able to turn profits as well. They just can't distribute dividends to shareholders.

[krapp]

Profits are paid to shareholders. Wages are the cost your employer pays to allow you to generate more profit for shareholders.

"Profits are unpaid wages" is a nonsensical statement.

[imtringued]

No. Think of profits as a measure of economic inefficiency. If there is enough competition the companies would lower their prices until their profits approach $0. Ideally income always matches expenses.