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Break it down!
Out of curiousity, what are everyone's feelings about corporations? Feel free to go off in any direction.
Some good examples of relevant issues (not necessarily my own views, just some ideas to get the ball rolling):
1. Corporate control of public policy is detrimental to individual liberty.
2. Coportations are, like technology, neutral and can be utilized for good.
3. Advertising is a blight.
4. Corporations and capitalism represent the ultimate in freedom.
5. The public should have the right to revoke the charters of corporations it deems (and proves) harmful to society.
6. Corporations, as private entities, should be shielded from public scrutiny.
7. Globalization policies are exploitative.
8. Third world workers are better off thanks to globaization.
etc.
Some good examples of relevant issues (not necessarily my own views, just some ideas to get the ball rolling):
1. Corporate control of public policy is detrimental to individual liberty.
2. Coportations are, like technology, neutral and can be utilized for good.
3. Advertising is a blight.
4. Corporations and capitalism represent the ultimate in freedom.
5. The public should have the right to revoke the charters of corporations it deems (and proves) harmful to society.
6. Corporations, as private entities, should be shielded from public scrutiny.
7. Globalization policies are exploitative.
8. Third world workers are better off thanks to globaization.
etc.
All corporations except Apple are evil.
(my blanket statement for the day
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(my blanket statement for the day
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Originally posted by Nicko: All corporations except Apple are evil. (my blanket statement for the day )
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I agree with 1, 2, 3 (in large part), 5 and 7.
I'm completly OK with corporations.
But I also feel that there should be some government control. I think that no corporation should have more than 40-60% of the market. I could go on but because of the threat of being labeled liberal, leftist, commie and treehugging hippie I'll take a pause here.
But I also feel that there should be some government control. I think that no corporation should have more than 40-60% of the market. I could go on but because of the threat of being labeled liberal, leftist, commie and treehugging hippie I'll take a pause here.
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Originally posted by malvolio: I agree with 1, 2, 3 (in large part), 5 and 7. |
Ditto.
Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.
If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them.
-Will Rogers
If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them.
-Will Rogers
"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country...
Corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed."
President Abraham Lincoln, 1864
Corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed."
President Abraham Lincoln, 1864
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Originally posted by lemondrop: Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need. If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them. -Will Rogers |
I'm not so sure I agree with the quote. As far as I can see, only the things we are meant to buy but don't need require advertising. Food (in general) doesn't need advertising (although specific brands or types do) because we truly need it. We don't have to have our awareness of food raised. We know we need food inately, as without it we would die. No matter how good a product you don't need is, though, without advertising pushing it, you'd never want it.
Aren't there any CEOs on this board, ready to come to the defense of corporations?
"The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf"
"And the thing about my jokes is, they don't hurt anybody. You can take 'em or leave 'em - you can say they're funny or they're terrible or they're good, or whatever, but you can just pass 'em by. But with Congress, every time they make a joke, it's a law! And every time they make a law, it's a joke!"
-Will Rogers
"And the thing about my jokes is, they don't hurt anybody. You can take 'em or leave 'em - you can say they're funny or they're terrible or they're good, or whatever, but you can just pass 'em by. But with Congress, every time they make a joke, it's a law! And every time they make a law, it's a joke!"
-Will Rogers
Will Rogers. Okie representin'!