04-07-2024, 12:19 PM
(04-06-2024, 11:47 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: This POV wears me out. Corporations pay their taxes. They also donate a lot of money. They are a business. Their goal is to make money. They pay people to know the tax code and take advantage of every benefit allowed. Why do some people think this is bad? We all do it. Their job is to make money and provide jobs to people so they can make a living. Otherwise, they wouldn't be in it and then people would be bitching because there are no jobs.
This is not a jab at you so please don't take it that way. But I feel a lot of people just view companies as an endless source of cash. Reminds me of being a kid and my dad not having money to buy me something so I say, "Write a check!" It's a horrible way to live, always expecting someone else to pay. Pay for my college, pay for my groceries, pay for my kids, pay, pay, pay. As for my dad, he told me to go mow a lawn.
IMO, every time we attack corporations, jobs are lost, prices increase, and more pressure is put on the government to take care of the unemployed.
Dude. I was an insurance salesman at one time in my youth. I believed in what I was doing and my clients liked me because I told the truth. I didn't push products on people and try to get them to buy things they couldn't afford. I know the pressure some companies put on you to sell. Sometimes, it felt unethical and I refused to participate. I know how you felt. I only lasted a year, but I'm happy to say I walked away with a clear conscience.
My wife hates car salesmen. So much so, that she won't let me pull into a car lot because she says as soon as you do, the salesmen come out like cockroaches trying to force a sale. I laughed the first time she said it. Then I pulled into a car lot and realized, that girl was right. She doesn't hesitate to remind me either whenever I mention going to a lot. HAHA.
Only the first half of that sentence is true. The role of the corporation is to make as much money as possible for the owners and stockholders of said company. That is why so many push so hard for deregulation because being forced to do things the right way can cost them money. If they could do it without expenditures for salaries they would. GOOD corporations willingly take care of the employees but the reality is that unions and labor laws exist because far too many corporations abuse and exploit their workforce if given a chance
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