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Originally posted by stormson
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Here's why corps, and their ceos, are worse than the gov.
The corps write the laws, and give themselves nifty loopholes, then get their lobbyists to convince a politician (bribed by way of campaign contributions) to get it passed. They rig the game, and you lose. "Bank lobbyists are not leaving it to lawmakers to draft legislation that softens financial regulations. Instead, the lobbyists are helping to write it themselves." dealbook.nytimes.com...
Ceos that do major layoffs get bigger bonuses. "A new report concludes that chief executives of the 50 firms that have laid off the most workers since the onset of the economic crisis in 2008 took home 42 percent more pay in 2009 than their peers at other large U.S. companies." www.nbcnews.com... So you get fired, and the ceo takes your pay, all in the name of saving money. Yet no money is saved, cause the ceo just took it.
You are now the figurative slave to the corp. For example, Walmart put out an ad saying "over 60% of Americans shop" there. Here's what they don't tell you. In some states Walmart is the largest employer. Walmart employees are also the largest collectors of Medicaid. "In Missouri, where Wal-Mart is the largest employer behind state government, the state’s social services department determined Walmart employees outnumbered all others with employees and family members enrolled in MO HealthNet, the state’s Medicaid plan, in the first quarter of 2011." www.politifact.com... So here's how it works. You have to work there, because they have the most jobs. They have cheap goods because they pay so little. You're forced to shop there because you cant afford to shop elsewhere. So really, they are just loaning you the money they will get back.
If ceo pay and minimum wage had remained parallel since Reagan, minimum wage would be $33 an hour. "Dube [Dr. Arindrajit Dube, a University of Massachusetts Amherst professor] went on to note that if minimum wage incomes had grown over that period at the same pace as it had for the top 1 percent of income earners, the minimum wage would actually be closer to $33 an hour than the current $7.25." www.huffingtonpost.com... If a company is willing to pay minimum wage to begin with, how much less would they pay you if they could?
Let us not forget the banking scandal, libor, and the new one "Granted Bail" (www.abovetopsecret.com...) just posted up. None of them go to jail, and we give them huge amounts of money.
Just a few examples, so how do we fix it.
1. We cancel "Citizens United" and reform finance laws. Corps aren't people.
2. Bring back Glass-Stegall and break up the banks and mega-corps like Walmart.
3. Raise taxes on the rich. Before Reagan, taxes were over 50% and there were tons of rich people, and people getting rich, a strong middle class, and the econ grew steadily (not boom and bust like now). Higher taxes forces those at the top to make a choice, reinvest the money or take it and pay out the nose. Most reinvest, giving the corp enough money to afford little things like raises, healthcare, and other benefits that they are cutting left and right in order to pay for the outrageous ceo pay and bonuses.
Just a few ideas. What say you?
Originally posted by amfirst1
reply to post by stormson
LOL raise the taxes to 50 percent? It's already at fifty percent for the wealthy. i audit rich people income everyday. They pay a whole lot of taxes. The problem is special interest groups don't have to pay high taxes like the rest of the rich people, but it's only in selective cases.
To fix the problem you would have to create a flat tax at 10% across the board and issue import taxes. That way all the manufactures would have to return to the US. We would thrive. It's very easy to fix. But it will never happen because the NWO agenda is to destroy America and whore her out to the rest of the world in order to unite the world together under a global governance.
Originally posted by pirhanna
reply to post by stormson
The big corporations ARE the government.
I'm fairly sure Mussolini said something about that...
"Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power." - Benito Mussolini. And this gem "The truth is that men are tired of liberty."
"I hope that we crush ... in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country." -Thomas Jefferson
President Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson pledged wholehearted support to the establishment of claims to the Oregon Country. Governor Clinton issued a charter for Astor’s new fur company in April of 1809.
The War of 1812 ended Astor’s plans for the Pacific Northwest. Despite the loss of Astoria, Astor had little cause to regret the War of 1812. Through his connections in Washington, D.C., Astor continued to trade for Canadian furs. Marketed in New York, Canadian furs made Astor enormous profits.
Originally posted by MsAphrodite
Why in these threads does no one ever mention Wallstreet? The shareholders take a big chunk of the earnings these days. There are hedgefunds (the 1% lives here) and the shareholders (your retirement) that must be paid.
Originally posted by captaintyinknots
How can one be a bigger threat than the other if they are one and the same?
Originally posted by FyreByrd
Originally posted by captaintyinknots
How can one be a bigger threat than the other if they are one and the same?
I would add complete public funding of all elections, with a limited (say 3 month) period for campaigning (not the endless campaigning we have now).
Originally posted by stormson
reply to post by Lanisius
see, corps write the law. then they bribe politicians to pass them. or they extort them. remember, companies like google track everything you do online. if a corp doesnt like how you vote, they will fund ads against you and fund your opponents. you lose.
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why has legislation to prevent employers from looking at your social media as part of the employment process?