We live in a world dominated by large corporations. Individuals are rather powerless against the enormous strength of corporations. Is it not just and right the government, our government, stand fast to regulate and restrain these new ( when considered against the time of western civilization), and very powerful, entities?
2007-03-29 01:19:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
There is a role for government to regulate corporations, but there is also a need to consider that too much regulation also can eliminate incentive and profit for a corporation. Corporations, too, are ultimately made up of people...workers, management, shareholders, but they are nowhere near as democratic.
2007-03-29 01:24:03 · answer #1 · answered by kingstubborn 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the US, it has turned for the corporations, by the corporations,
businesses are protected by the constitution as individuals,
that is something the founding fathers would have never wanted or imagined.
Businesses need to be regulated, and they need to be kept in their country of origin for the benefit of their own country's people. Though they are protected by our country and our constitution,
the businesses pledge no allegiance to any country and rape the land and exploit the people where
ever they see fit.
There are other priorities to consider besides making a 'profit'. Like the integrity of humanity and life and the protection of the land if we care at all about future generations. The current 'fu*k it' attitude only gets a handful filthy stinkin rich now and leaves damage and mess for the next generation to clean up.
2007-03-29 01:44:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because govt has specific functions for carrying out justice, leading the people, and signing law. If they are not doing their jobs or going beyond their jobs, they start to become a tyrrant.
And if anything big business helps restrain hostility between nations. We are not powerless against corporations beause many of us work at them and support them like walmart. If you feel that a corporation (like CITGO supporting Chavez) is evil, then you need to find another job, and never shop there again. Businesses are not eternal. Look and see the top 10 businesses in 1900 and see how many of them are still here today.
2007-03-29 01:43:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
For your statement to be true, then Coke-Cola, a large corporation should and would have a say in what Pepsi does. However, it doesn't. The people who purchase those products makes the final determination. So to is our government. We may be the biggest in our part of the world, but does that also mean we have the authority to tell people of other countries how they should live and what rules they must obey? I think not.
2007-03-29 01:25:29 · answer #4 · answered by auditor4u2007 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We now have a plutocracy: a govt of the rich, by the rich, for the rich (mostly lawyers). The smart rich always take over and run any political system. It's the way things work. Social natural selection.
2007-03-29 02:06:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, now explain why eminent domain is used by government to take away an individual's property to give it to a developer.
2007-03-29 01:29:41 · answer #6 · answered by jelesais2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well yes it would be the RIGHT thing to do but you forget that the govt is made up of individuals so it would not be the PROFITABLE thing to do. Never make the mistake that ANYONE in our govt is altruistic.
2007-03-29 01:23:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋