From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Thu Jul 21 2005 - 03:07:22 BST
arlo:
> Perhaps "enslave" was a poor word choice on my part. I was, again,
> talking about the "invisible coercive" force rather than visible,
> physical slavery. But I would also add such things as price-fixing,
> monopolies, market control, and debacles like Enron where the
> corporate power structure directly robbed the savings of the
> workers.
platt 7-20-05:
Well, as I look around town I don't see much price-fixing,
monopolies, or market control going on. Maybe I'm just blind.
msh 7-20-05:
Not blind, just not looking. Below my sig block are a few of the top
100 corporate criminals of the 1990s. These are companies who pled
guilty or no contest to criminal antitrust activity, so we're not
even talking about civil suits. And keep in mind that for every
criminal convicted, thousands of crimes go undetected, so it's safe
to assume that the criminal activity below is just the tip of the
proverbial iceberg. In fact, as long as a corporation's actuarial
accountants can demonstrate that profits made from criminal behavior
are greater than anticipated fines, there is little reason to believe
that such behavior will not be repeated. Indeed, many of the
companies listed in the full report, linked below, are proven repeat
offenders. This is why, in a moral society, assuming corporations
are even part of that society, public supervision and regulation of
corporate behavior will be essential.
Best,
Mark Steven Heyman (msh)
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