that in the United States, that are the bastion of the world capitalism, so few citizens understand that profits provide the basis for the prosperity on which the well-being of individuals and the country as a whole rests.“
A. Explain the vital role that economic profit plays in the "market – enterprise” system.
B. Telephone companies, electric companies and other utilities are examples of the industries regulated by the government in many countries. If the profit is so powerful incentive, why the government continues to regulate them?