ok i've been sucked in... > Laura wrote: > > Worked at a few major corporations myself. Only comment I can make is that > they REQUIRE watchdogs both for ecological, political, sociological as well > as a myriad of other reasons. >
this is exactly the problem and it's not new: they hold a disproprtionate amount of *political* power. if they stayed out of politics, paid their taxes and respected the law like most other small businesses then i guess no one would complain as much. but is it not true that in the US, for example, the two major political parties are heavily funded by corporations and therefore often legislate for their benefit? why do brutal private prisons exist? they don't save the tax-payer a cent... but of course, if you don't actually vote at each election and think/talk about to whom you give it - and protest like hell when your state or country doesn't have a legitimate, transparent system for counting your vote (!!!) - you deserve what you get: bread and circuses. "The Land of the Fat" - i love it :) Chris
