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Re: Prophets of profit

Posted by Brian from Shawnee on November 29, 2006

In Reply to: Re: Prophets of profit posted by Valeriy on November 28, 2006

: : : Prophets of profit

: : : Is this an idiom?

: : : Thank you.

: : No. It's someone's play on words, a pun to be specific, referring to certain people with a connection to the financial or business world, perhaps financial journalists, perhaps economists on the conservative side, perhaps something else connected with the lust for profit.
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: Thank you.
: Valeriy

To call someone a "prophet of profit" seems derisive and akin to calling them a snake-oil salesman. I would include penny stock hustlers along with certain financial journalists, but I wouldn't include "economists on the conservative side" in that category.