RE: [microsound] RE: McLabor

[David Miller <damille@xxxxxxxx>]

>Yes, let's just ignore all those undeserving, slimy, fat cat CEOs in the
>headlines, ripping off the general populace the pittance that they do earn
>for their hard work.  We're already aware of all the old ways that
>companies cut corners to increase profit margins, now they're inventing
>new ones.  Like straight out lying about the profit margins to increase
>stock ownership.

this just seems like a reaction to the recent news.  the market will
survive.
but massing every single CEO into some dishonesty-laden business club,
really isn't looking at it straight.  it's like prejudice.
and that's what a lot of the complaining about companies around here sounds
like:

"oh those mean old CEOs couldn't care less about the everyman - the
working-class, blue-collar hero"

give me a break!

it's about personal freedom, and a system that fosters freedoms.
this includes a [relatively] free-market system, where businesses can make
decisions,
and consumer/people/whatever can react either positively or negatively.
it's about choice.
isn't freedom of choice a good thing?  no, seriously.

the choice to do as you please.

>I think we can all put down the antiquated, nieve notion that large
>corporations have any employee's best interests at heart.

i think that the antiquated, nieve notion that needs to be laid to rest here
is that it's the mean corporation vs. the employee.

you're right: the company DOES view the worker as part of it's production
process:
there ARE numbers there instead of names.  but it goes back to the notion of
freedom,
and that's what many here are misunderstanding: these workers CAN leave -
they have that
freedom.  true, maybe they won't find another job immediately, but it's
about
having the RIGHTS to do as they see fit.  whose fault would it be then if
they didn't find a job?
i have a feeling though, that many here would argue that it's the company's
fault, for not having the perfect
work environment, for not paying enough, whatever.  sorry to break it this
way, but that's just bizarre.
i would rather have that freedom to quit if i wanted to, as opposed to
slaving in some job that the government told me to do
for my whole life, with what to show for it?  hours spent waiting in bread
lines, etc.
or am i the only one who remembers this type of scenario?  [no, i'm not
talking about THIS country...]

we DO have a good system.
freedom is NOT a bad thing.

david

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