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I think you have raised some great moral points, now lets exemplify some of the real implications of applying justice to a company in this case: LaLa corporati
by Gpetrium 8y ago
I think you have raised some great moral points, now lets exemplify some of the real implications of applying justice to a company in this case:
LaLa corporation is a major employer and economic multiplier in Monty City. Now that LaLa corp is under intense legal pressure, it decides to move its headquarter from Monty city to another country that has more 'hospitable' legal environment. Monty city unfortunately loses a major provider to the people and the city/state revenue, leading to a spiral of cuts and losses to the area.
Question:
1. Do you think the people of Monty city would reconsider legal justice to ensure stability in their lives?
2. Is the moral imperative more important than economic stability in this case?
3. The legal environment in our globalized world varies a lot, how would you ensure that other nations follow your ethical perspective? Is that a breach in ethics itself? The war on drugs is a good example of reinforcement of a single entity towards all its globalized actors due to its economic and military projection. Would you feel as comfortable if another nation in the future, did the same to you?
The existence of MNCs are in part, an attempt of governments to gain more jobs, revenue, know-hows in the long run by creating economies of scale and being the leader in certain areas indirectly through private actors. The world of private and public are a lot more intertwined than we realize and there is a lot more transactions happening than we realize. Corporations don't just pay corporate taxes, there is a whole environment created around them that has to be valued. It is a matter of where to find the proper balance.
- pyrale 8y agoAre you, essentially, asking whether a capitalist society can afford justice ?
- Gpetrium 8y agoI am asking to what point is society willing to bend justice for it's long term goals. It has happened to all societies in history to some degree. Nothing is black and white, we try to label as such to facilitate our internal processes.
- mostlysimilar 8y agoI think ideally: 1. First, Monty City holds LaLa corp accountable to what society deems morally acceptable. LaLa corp doesn't generate profits out of thin air--the people of Monty City generate that wealth 2. Then, LaLa corp flees for the less regulated Carlo City 3. Finally, Moo Corp, a new organization that solves the same problem as LaLa corp, launches. Warned by seeing LaLa corp held accountable and driven out, they avoid the actions that would make Monty City eject them In the real world there are people who are hurt in this process, but what's the alternative? Being held captive by LaLa forever? Is that better?
- Gpetrium 8y ago1. You are forgetting that with today's globalized society and its MNCs, sometimes 75%+ of the profit comes from elsewhere (whether a different country or city or state). A automobile factory won't be selling most of their cars to Monty city right? The labor and infrastructure can also be found elsewhere sometimes at a discount. 3. It can take decades to build an industry or/and expertise. The structure of the business itself can be hard to model. Besides, you have now lost a leader in the industry and will now try to catch-up. That is one of the tricky aspects of this issue, how much hurt is society willing to take for X wrong that someone or a company did? Both society, the individual and businesses have to be smart about it and balance the risks/rewards.
- tristor 8y agoIf Monty City needs the services of LaLa Corp, then another Corp can be created to provide those services, possibly by former employees of LaLa Corp. There is clearly a profitable market already clearly identified, so it should be no issue getting private investment or debt financing to start New Corp.