who will stand up to corporate america
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Look for the Union Label
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sufisaint said:
Sure they do, laws, unions, movements....
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Re: Re: who will stand up to corporate america
who do you think pays those who make the law, besides the automobile industry unions are powerless and almost all those movement people work for corporate america or buy their products
acitore_vuli said:
who do you think pays those who make the law, besides the automobile industry unions are powerless and almost all those movement people work for corporate america or buy their products
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Once upon a time, in 1936. there was a great, vast nation where a few corporate concerns, led by General Motors, Standard (Oil) of California, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, B. F. Phillips Petroleum, and Mack Manufacturing, created a thriving little company called National City Lines.
Its purpose was to buy up street railways throughout America and convert them to bus lines. National City Lines would then buy buses and oil and gasoline and tires from the parent companies. In 1937 the Southern California Auto Club called for the elimination of the interurban railway lines and their replacement by buses and automobiles.
National City Lines, through an affiliate, began buying up the Los Angeles railway system. It removed cars from operation, forcing people to longer and longer waits for them. Then the company obtained permission to tear up the track, with the help of some of its own agents in the Public Utilities Commission.
The railway unions fought to impede this wrecking process, backed, interestingly enough, by the Hearst-owned Herald-Express, which had a large working-class readership. Finally, in 1947, after ten years and not until the damage was irreversible, the United States Justice Department brought an antitrust suit against National City Lines and its owners, whose executives in due course were convicted. They were fined one dollar.
And now, as we sit in the cusp of a pollution crisis, we can see how well we've fought corporate America in the past.
Its purpose was to buy up street railways throughout America and convert them to bus lines. National City Lines would then buy buses and oil and gasoline and tires from the parent companies. In 1937 the Southern California Auto Club called for the elimination of the interurban railway lines and their replacement by buses and automobiles.
National City Lines, through an affiliate, began buying up the Los Angeles railway system. It removed cars from operation, forcing people to longer and longer waits for them. Then the company obtained permission to tear up the track, with the help of some of its own agents in the Public Utilities Commission.
The railway unions fought to impede this wrecking process, backed, interestingly enough, by the Hearst-owned Herald-Express, which had a large working-class readership. Finally, in 1947, after ten years and not until the damage was irreversible, the United States Justice Department brought an antitrust suit against National City Lines and its owners, whose executives in due course were convicted. They were fined one dollar.
And now, as we sit in the cusp of a pollution crisis, we can see how well we've fought corporate America in the past.
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Stockholders for one...
The desire of the stockholders do influence the corporate environment. Don't make the mistake of portraying a corporation as a faceless entity, it's full of people like you and I. The Marxist hate of anything successful in a capitalist market, cloud objective analysis of how corporations provide a wealth of choices to consumers as the marketplace demands. The market drys up in one area, the corp changes direction to go the other way. Consumer groups can lead the corp by the nose, if the cause gains wide support. You can look at all the examples of products that were manufactured in a questionable environment, brought to public attention, and the corporation responded by insuring environmental safegards for the product to be made. So they are still regulated by the watchful consumer, and a good media campaign. (Cathy Lee, Starbucks, Nike)
The desire of the stockholders do influence the corporate environment. Don't make the mistake of portraying a corporation as a faceless entity, it's full of people like you and I. The Marxist hate of anything successful in a capitalist market, cloud objective analysis of how corporations provide a wealth of choices to consumers as the marketplace demands. The market drys up in one area, the corp changes direction to go the other way. Consumer groups can lead the corp by the nose, if the cause gains wide support. You can look at all the examples of products that were manufactured in a questionable environment, brought to public attention, and the corporation responded by insuring environmental safegards for the product to be made. So they are still regulated by the watchful consumer, and a good media campaign. (Cathy Lee, Starbucks, Nike)
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sufisaint said:
I don't have an answer to the alternative. I do know that if we got rid of those nasty old corporations millions of well-paid Americans would be out of work.
Is that the goal?
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What is needed is an alternative to 'corporations'. It seems that large and small corporations have no heart. In the pursuit of bottom line profits they trample those that helped them get where they are.
Perhaps a more favorable tax and law attitude toward individual business NOT formed as a corporation.
Our country was more formed by small business's than the large corporations, but government has gone to supporting large companies over small business. Just look at the bidding process used to get supplies for the government. In some cases a huge backing of cash and inventory is required causing small business's from being able to compete.
This is the time when people need to support small business over the large multi-national corporation. If not by where we spend, then how we press our government to direct the almighty dollar.
I am not anti-corporation, just tired of the rules being shaped to favor them over individual businesses.
Perhaps a more favorable tax and law attitude toward individual business NOT formed as a corporation.
Our country was more formed by small business's than the large corporations, but government has gone to supporting large companies over small business. Just look at the bidding process used to get supplies for the government. In some cases a huge backing of cash and inventory is required causing small business's from being able to compete.
This is the time when people need to support small business over the large multi-national corporation. If not by where we spend, then how we press our government to direct the almighty dollar.
I am not anti-corporation, just tired of the rules being shaped to favor them over individual businesses.
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Something tells me the end solution for fighting a nameless faceless "Corporate America" will be to create a bigger and badder governmental entity to stop them.
Lemmings running over a different cliff.
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There are ways to stop "Corporate America" if you so choose.
But there will be some steps that may be painful to take along the way.
1) Use your purchasing power wisely
Probably the biggest way is to simply buy goods and services from smaller mom and pop type businesses.
Companies like Walmart and Sam's Club are two of the worst because they take money out of the local economies where they are located.
2) Petition Government
Why are we still basing the stability of our economy on oil? There are many of alternative fuel sources that are not being developed because they might damage the oil industry. People need to be more vocal about writing their congressmen and senators.
But there will be some steps that may be painful to take along the way.
1) Use your purchasing power wisely
Probably the biggest way is to simply buy goods and services from smaller mom and pop type businesses.
Companies like Walmart and Sam's Club are two of the worst because they take money out of the local economies where they are located.
2) Petition Government
Why are we still basing the stability of our economy on oil? There are many of alternative fuel sources that are not being developed because they might damage the oil industry. People need to be more vocal about writing their congressmen and senators.
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It takes effort to be an informed consumer, but it is possible. There have already been several good suggestions here. There is nothing inherently wrong with corporations per se, but I do like to do a little research and find out who is doing business where, and how. Ethical Consumer magazine is a good source of info for me here in the UK.
