The problem is that going hand in hand with those principals are supposed to be ethics and morals that protect the consumer. Historically professional societies, associations and organizations would police their own ranks. Greed of course has always existed but some people actually believed it was their job to secure, protect and grow the monies of their clients and shareholders, rather than make what they can and get out before the jail sentences get handed out.
Vivec wrote: > Duh. > > This is the foundation on which America is based. > Greed and Profit Above All Else. And it doesn't work. > > I've said this before on the list, and was shouted down. > > But laissez faire capitalism cannot and does not work. > "The Market" does not always correct itself. > > 2008/10/4 Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> -------------------- >> Why do corporations tend to be greedy? I suspect it's because their >> executives are paid millions and millions to maximize profits, >> minimize salaries and slash benefits that cut into the bottom line. >> Sometimes this can be taken to comic-opera extremes, as when the (now) >> convicted thief David Radler was stealing millions from the Sun-Times >> and actually turned off the escalators to save on electricity. I guess >> that helps explain why the Ford Motor Co., followed by Chrysler, stole >> the secret of the intermittent windshield wiper from a little guy >> named Robert Kearns. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:272395 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
