Much has been made lately about "corporate greed" and how much people hate it. As a businessman myself, it strikes me as hating the fox for eating chickens. What else do you expect? It's their nature.
The first thing I learned in Organizational Behavior 101 is a simple rule: You get what you reward.
Don't hate the fox for eating your chickens. Hate the stupid system that put the foxes in charge of your chicken coup. We don't need to hope that "corporate greed" magically goes away. We need a government that can properly regulate the market to counter balance corporate power.
The problem as I see it is not just corruption is in the system but that corruption is so much a part of the system that you can't get elected without selling out in some way. "Pay to play" is the rule. That money has to come from somewhere and the providers will expect something in return. That money is then used for political ads that run on 30-second soundbytes rather than substantive discussion of the issues.
Solution that I would propose? Ban all political advertisement. Replace them with debates. Free speech remains free, but you can't buy more.
The first thing I learned in Organizational Behavior 101 is a simple rule: You get what you reward.
Don't hate the fox for eating your chickens. Hate the stupid system that put the foxes in charge of your chicken coup. We don't need to hope that "corporate greed" magically goes away. We need a government that can properly regulate the market to counter balance corporate power.
The problem as I see it is not just corruption is in the system but that corruption is so much a part of the system that you can't get elected without selling out in some way. "Pay to play" is the rule. That money has to come from somewhere and the providers will expect something in return. That money is then used for political ads that run on 30-second soundbytes rather than substantive discussion of the issues.
Solution that I would propose? Ban all political advertisement. Replace them with debates. Free speech remains free, but you can't buy more.
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"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
