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The moral of the story... If you have a business, it is almost always to your advantage to break the law in pursuit of profit. Even lawsuits, rare as they are,
by briantakita 13y ago
The moral of the story...
If you have a business, it is almost always to your advantage to break the law in pursuit of profit. Even lawsuits, rare as they are, are cheaper than following the law.
- whoismua 13y agoTrue, this will only change when Mr CEO or HR person gets jail time.
- briantakita 13y agoSince the companies are considered people, they should also get jail time. That should motivate shareholders to insist on scrupulous behavior.
- politician 13y agoCorporate jail time (i.e. barring a company from operating in the marketplace) is equivalent to a death sentence for most companies. Nevertheless, I'd love to hear some ideas about what else "jail time" for a corporation might mean.
- aniro 13y agoThe core of the Citizens United decision was that becoming a member of a group (ie: Corporation) did not abrogate individual rights. The implication is that groups of people have the exact same rights as individuals. I think there needs to be a corollary in terms of responsibility. Of course, the entire raison d'etre of modern corporations is to indemnify the members against responsibility for the actions of the group.
- eli_gottlieb 13y ago>Corporate jail time (i.e. barring a company from operating in the marketplace) is equivalent to a death sentence for most companies. It's an economic death sentence for most individuals, too.
- rwallace 13y agoI will suggest that "we don't have enough people in prison" is not actually on America's list of problems right now.
- whoismua 13y agoFree some, jail some others...Degrees of guilt, impact of their crime and all.
- majani 13y agoNope. As long as it's wildly profitable, it shall be done.
- ladzoppelin 13y agoWhat about the cost of losing the trust and energy of the same people that helped build the business?