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Phoenix-D · #1 February 23rd, 2002, 04:45 AM

"You tell me which is the lesser of the two evils?"

Try this one. I've heard of buisnesses dumping toxic waste near people. Scamming them out of savings. etc.

but I don't think I've seen a business do anything comparable to, say, the Holocaust. 'couse, maybe they just haven't had the chance yet..

Phoenix-D

Phoenix-D · #2 February 23rd, 2002, 05:22 AM

Hmm, that gives me an idea for a SE4 race.

Phoenix-D

dumbluck · #3 February 23rd, 2002, 06:21 AM

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Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
but I don't think I've seen a business do anything comparable to, say, the Holocaust. 'couse, maybe they just haven't had the chance yet..

Only because the government won't let them. Why? Because the government (ideally) is answerable to the people it represents, where as big business is answerable only to the almighty dollar and cares nothing for the individual citizen (except slightly for those that fit their target market and have some disposable income).

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geoschmo · #4 February 23rd, 2002, 06:28 AM

Every time some buisness has commited some horrible act in a misguided persuit of the bottom line, there has been some government agency or indvidual who was responsible for oversight which was either corrupt, inept or misguided and allowed it to happen.

In my mind the hypocricy is what makes government worse.

Geoschmo

dumbluck · #5 February 23rd, 2002, 06:42 AM

I did say "ideally".

And the individual citizen does have power over both government and business. You control those who control government with your vote (or the threat of withholding said vote in the coming election); you control businesses by choosing where you spend your money.

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Puke · #6 February 26th, 2002, 04:46 AM

quote:
Originally posted by geoschmo:
Every time some buisness has commited some horrible act in a misguided persuit of the bottom line, there has been some government agency or indvidual who was responsible for oversight which was either corrupt, inept or misguided and allowed it to happen.

great, so the government is bad if they interfear with pure capitalism, and they are bad if they dont provide 'moral' guidance and oversite for corporations.

whatever.

geoschmo · #7 February 26th, 2002, 05:51 AM

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Originally posted by Puke:

great, so the government is bad if they interfear with pure capitalism, and they are bad if they dont provide 'moral' guidance and oversite for corporations.

whatever.

Exactly!