Mike, that is the amorality of "just business, nothing personal." There has to be a balance to the economic domain in cultures or you are at the mercy of "just business, nothing personal."
REH -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Spencer Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 5:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Futurework] Re: Professional Ethics (of economists) Ed wrote: > Another would be the rising control of politicians by the very > wealthy. For example, in the US there is currently no limit in the > amount individuals or corporations can contribute to political > campaigns, a thing that could mean the conversion of democratic > representatives into corporate lobbyists... This -- the offspring of Citizens United vs FEC -- is the third-worst thing the American polity has ever embraced, exceeded in evil only slavery and the exfoliation of Santa Clara vs Southern Pacific. > I'm not arguing that super-rich Americans aren't good people... Just on a guess, the set of super-rich individuals probably doesn't have a much higher percentage of psychopaths and irredeemably evil guys than the general population. But the very rich and the modestly rich functionaries who make the super-rich what they are and keep them that way are another story. If you only have $50 million to call your own but the success of making another $billion for your company or client means a chance of another few million for yourself, you'll not let peripheral matters stand in the way. If you *do*, your board or corporation or law firm will quickly replace you with someone who won't. - Mike -- Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~. /V\ [email protected] /( )\ http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/ ^^-^^ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
