Reguardless of how many American's own shares in corporations, they still have to follows the laws of the country. It just so happens that our current government believes in taking money in return for political favor.
As for the corporations taking unfair advantage of this corruptness... I'm afraid that if I had enough money I'd bribe politicians to do what I wanted too.
This isn't about power. Government is the only thing that has real power because they have guns. This is about being envious of a successful enterprise doing what you wish to God you could do yourself.
The correct answer to this problem is hitting the problem at it's source. Kick out corrupt government officals. Return the government to it's Constitutional limits and suddenly corporations won't be able to buy power.
Or are you afraid that you will lose your power then too?
I would like to say that I disagree with you entirely. What this statement really shows is that 80% of Americans are hippocrates.
They believe that companies put out mass appeal instead of quality and yet still go to buy it! They say that companies have too much political power and yet don't vote or even better vote for a party instead of ideas
And 95% of America is retarded to think that companies have an obligation to the worker and the community. That is incorrect. The correct statement is "If workers feel misstreated, and if communities feel left out then they don't buy the product, they get a new job with a new company, or start their own, or they make themselves more valuable at the present workplace."
The current American mentality that says, "give me what I want now or else" is nothing more than a return to a barbaric society of dictatorship and socialism.
If you don't like the system, move to a country with a different system. Cuba should do nicely.
Shareholders are millions of people across the United States who instead of investing in the newest television or VCR happened to invest in something that would give them a return.
The nice thing about the Internet has been the stock market boom where the home investor can easily purchase whatever company they wish.
The idea that only rich people own stock, and only rich people control corporations is an outdated idea.
Test me. Actually look at a stock ticker and tell me how many millionaires it takes to purchase stock that only costs $20.
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Reguardless of how many American's own shares in corporations, they still have to follows the laws of the country. It just so happens that our current government believes in taking money in return for political favor. As for the corporations taking unfair advantage of this corruptness... I'm afraid that if I had enough money I'd bribe politicians to do what I wanted too. This isn't about power. Government is the only thing that has real power because they have guns. This is about being envious of a successful enterprise doing what you wish to God you could do yourself. The correct answer to this problem is hitting the problem at it's source. Kick out corrupt government officals. Return the government to it's Constitutional limits and suddenly corporations won't be able to buy power. Or are you afraid that you will lose your power then too?
I have been attempting to word those very thoughts for quite awhile. It's nice to see that some people on this posting can see the whole picture.
I would like to say that I disagree with you entirely. What this statement really shows is that 80% of Americans are hippocrates. They believe that companies put out mass appeal instead of quality and yet still go to buy it! They say that companies have too much political power and yet don't vote or even better vote for a party instead of ideas And 95% of America is retarded to think that companies have an obligation to the worker and the community. That is incorrect. The correct statement is "If workers feel misstreated, and if communities feel left out then they don't buy the product, they get a new job with a new company, or start their own, or they make themselves more valuable at the present workplace." The current American mentality that says, "give me what I want now or else" is nothing more than a return to a barbaric society of dictatorship and socialism. If you don't like the system, move to a country with a different system. Cuba should do nicely.
Shareholders are millions of people across the United States who instead of investing in the newest television or VCR happened to invest in something that would give them a return.
The nice thing about the Internet has been the stock market boom where the home investor can easily purchase whatever company they wish.
The idea that only rich people own stock, and only rich people control corporations is an outdated idea.
Test me. Actually look at a stock ticker and tell me how many millionaires it takes to purchase stock that only costs $20.