I certainly don't deny that a vast majority of businesses only care about the bottom line, but you can't say that all of them do. Maybe some of the car companies are donating because they actually feel it's the right thing to do - not right for the bottom line, but just right.
-RC > -----Original Message----- > From: Benjamin Falloon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 2:45 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Auto Co. Donations > > > yeah, I care too and when I give a beggar 2 bucks... it isn't > really a 'real' gesture. I'm not really helping him... just > an automatic response. > > Trust me. Large board do not say "hey, lets give some money > to help"... they say "shit, we'd better give some money or > we'll cope flak for not doing so, and hey, we might just sell > a few cars in doing so..., besides, what a million bucks? > Wasn't the CEO paid that much last month? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Raymond Camden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 4:29 AM > Subject: RE: Auto Co. Donations > > > > > > I can only hope that it is an oversight by the > > > > companies that have not made a contribution and that > > > > they will join the relief efforts. We have the freedom > > > > to choose which companies we make purchases from and > > > > I, for one, will make my purchases from and give my > > > > money the companies that are giving their money to > America at this > > > > time of need. > > > > > > Nothing personal, but that's the very reason why they are > donating > > > in the first place. It's good PR and they can convert it > into sales. > > > > > > > While I know most corporations are run by souless bastards who only > > care about the bottom line, isn't it possible, in the least, that > > MAYBE, just maybe, one or two of these companies actually > gave money > > because they give a damn?? > > > > Is it a fact that all companies bigger than size X must no > longer care > > about humanity? > > > > -RC > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
