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Old 10-01-2011, 07:13 PM
 
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They are not for competition. It's all about wealth control. It's contrary to the idea of capitalism. Corporations have not done anything good for people.
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Old 10-01-2011, 08:30 PM
 
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Once corporations attained citizenship status with limited liability, they became evil entities whose purpose was to control both the wealth and the population that served them. Not all corporations do this, some do achieve some level of success in improving our society. But those at the top have no interest in national boundaries, quality of life, small business, or the concerns of human beings.
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Old 10-01-2011, 10:54 PM
 
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They are not for competition.
They're for winning or at least staying on top. That's being competitive.

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It's all about wealth control. It's contrary to the idea of capitalism.
Ummm... Money is capital.

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: of or relating to capital (see 3capital); especially : relating to or being assets that add to the long-term net worth of a corporation <capital improvements>
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Ohh, geez, that makes this thread an epic fail.

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Corporations have not done anything good for people.
I don't wanna have to go retrieve the definition of corporation for you...
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Old 10-01-2011, 10:56 PM
 
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Default Those freaking evil cities and towns!

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Once corporations attained citizenship status with limited liability, they became evil entities whose purpose was to control both the wealth and the population that served them. Not all corporations do this, some do achieve some level of success in improving our society. But those at the top have no interest in national boundaries, quality of life, small business, or the concerns of human beings.
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: a group of merchants or traders united in a trade guild
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: the municipal authorities of a town or city
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: a body formed and authorized by law to act as a single person although constituted by one or more persons and legally endowed with various rights and duties including the capacity of succession
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: an association of employers and employees in a basic industry or of members of a profession organized as an organ of political representation in a corporative state
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Old 10-01-2011, 11:00 PM
 
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[quote=knowledgeiskey;21114159Corporations have not done anything good for people.[/QUOTE]

Public corporations bring wealth to their investors. I'd have a much lower net worth if it wasn't for corporate stocks. They've done a lot for people.
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Old 10-01-2011, 11:09 PM
 
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If corporations don't do anything, why do people voluntarily give them money?
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Old 10-01-2011, 11:28 PM
 
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Once corporations attained citizenship status with limited liability, they became evil entities whose purpose was to control both the wealth and the population that served them. Not all corporations do this, some do achieve some level of success in improving our society. But those at the top have no interest in national boundaries, quality of life, small business, or the concerns of human beings.
Summed up nicely. This would be the point of anti trust laws in the first place. To get them back on track of capitalism and off the track of feudalism squared. But I suppose there are enough folks who can sell the idea based on this globalized nightmare that capitalism is a failure.

All I can say to that is-- garbage in, garbage out. Backyard mechanics monkeying around with a century of hard won ethical standards to serve ridiculous whims & lesser standards to accommodate their own backwardness, expect it to blow up in your face surely as an oil rig in the gulf. Incredulously enough, it's still not their fault only reinforcing my conviction that R's have no intention of serving their country in earnest. That man I once so admired and even emulated in my personal life is long gone dead leaving a vampire in his stead. That dog don't hunt, and it doesn't deliver anything but America itself being sold down the river.
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Old 10-01-2011, 11:49 PM
 
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Public corporations bring wealth to their investors. I'd have a much lower net worth if it wasn't for corporate stocks. They've done a lot for people.
Untrue or every pension and muni bond authored would be fiscally solvent today. The board room serves itself even before investors despite the stated fiduciary claims of responsibility. That's where we're at in the evolution of organized crime even if it means the company fails. Even when the objective is to cause the company to fail because it's more profitable to do so. Yes, that does defy logic. That would be the problem with people given the ability to write their own checks and finagle the terms and conditions of employment in a network of rules disconnected from material reality. You don't really believe the balderdash going on in board rooms today would last a day in small business, do you?

This criticism is not limited to main street complaints, but extends to insiders and CEO's beyond our borders. Something is rotten in Denmark. That Denmark is bloated American administrators regularly rewarded for incompetence. Handing out 5k pink slips to defend and protect a 20 million paycheck knowing it was their own lack of talent causing the failure... sorry. There is no risk, and the reward for their lack of risk is grossly over compensated. Care to get this mentality out of the stratosphere? It's not acceptable that America's fate is tied to their rebranding of organized crime. This is no longer legitimate commerce. It's criminal activity in a fancy suit.
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Old 10-02-2011, 09:54 AM
 
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I thought this would have been ten pages by now. I guess it's true: corporations are not capitalist.
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Old 10-02-2011, 11:00 AM
 
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Once corporations attained citizenship status with limited liability, they became evil entities whose purpose was to control both the wealth and the population that served them. Not all corporations do this, some do achieve some level of success in improving our society. But those at the top have no interest in national boundaries, quality of life, small business, or the concerns of human beings.
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