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Comment on Why giant corporations aren’t “evil” by youthinsight

youthinsight — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:02:39 +0000

I agree with your premises, but reject your conclusion. These conglomerates, whilst having started with humble means, are now very much “evil”. They have humungous advertising budgets and can develop wherever they wish because of their capital. This means they can capture a market, not through superior product, but simply by renown. Starbucks is a case in point. And while you say this is good for this company, growing from its simple beginning, it denies other companies that opportunity by quashing any chances it had to succeed.
Starbucks, too, is a prime example of a greed-run enterprise gone wrong. Last year they were forced to close more than 60% of their stores in Australia due to overexpansion, leaving the employees jobless. Consider a series of smaller coffee shops here. This would be a very different situation.
Now such businesses are run by money-hungry CEOs who have caused the currentt financial situation, leaving even more people without jobs through their mismanagement of money.
You have stated that large businesses put more money back into the economy through their higher tax rates. However, in general these companies pay their employees less (McDonalds, for example), whereas smaller companies often pay their employees more, putting more money back into the economy directly through consumer spending by their employees.
Just a thought.
youthinsight

Scott: First off, thanks for being mature about this (I have gotten a lot of comments from annoying immature people who would befriend Osama Bin Laden before a corporate executive)
Second off, I am now thinking that many corporations aren’t ‘evil’, while many are. Its crazy to say that everyone who owns a corporation is evil. I guess I didn’t correctly say that corporations put more money back into the economy through higher tax rates in the way that a lot of that money goes to a certain state. For example, when you buy something at Wal-Mart, part of that money goes to the government, and the state of arkansas. When you buy something at Target, part of that money goes to the government and the state of minnesota. Although many corporations may not pay their salespeople as much, they do put a significant amount of money back into the economy.

Comment on Economic Tip by ⁞.Ʊ▲ƴ

⁞.Ʊ▲ƴ — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:59:53 +0000

LOL great tip… I have tons of change!!! And $40 REALLY!!! that’s a lot in coins (:

Comment on The Secret of Stonehenge by Bruneel Bart

Bruneel Bart — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:46:51 +0000

Stonehenge is a henge that lives for ever and it announces a new summer. Nothing more.

Comment on The Secret of Stonehenge by Dave

Dave — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:36:04 +0000

Good report…as for the ‘experts’…they all have their version of the story and we always make scientific mistakes. I love how on TV they avoid some of the real mysteries when trying to explain happenings so as to ultimately reward themselves…everyone wants to make a discovery, as i turns out we don’t discover something that is already there. As a spiritualist…I assure you…time travel is very possible and all mysteries have been ’solved’ by these ’secret society’ travelers…you don’t hear about them because we don’t go around exposing sacred things in exchange for fame…sometimes you just have to respect things. Science always looks in the wrong direction…when will they ever learn.

Comment on Stuff by Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:05:42 +0000

and in most of the ‘how to’s you tell how to do the trick if you skate regular, but looking at the ollie and casper pictures they are shown from a goofy skater which could be really confusing to someone who trys to look both at the words and pictures to help them learn how to skate..

Comment on Stuff by Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:56:16 +0000

it would probably be helpful when trying to ollie if you didnt step down as hard as you possibly can with your left foot, considering that your left foot would be in the middle of the board (assuming that all the other directions were followed correctly) and “stepping down” too hard in the middle of the boardd could possibly break the board…..

Comment on Monday! by Joe

Joe — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:00:47 +0000

I love your blog, Scott! And I would like to suggest you to move your great blog from free platform wordpress.com to a wordpress.org to make money from it and to build a great design for … if you interested in it go to my blog or simply e-mail me: theblogismine@gmail.com… I can help you!
Scott: Sorry, I’m not interested in making money off of this blog. Comments and views are enough for me, I don’t want to fill it up with ads for prescription drugs and stuff. Thanks for your offer though!

Comment on Economic Tip by Melly Stephy&Chrissy

Melly Stephy&Chrissy — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:52:26 +0000

Haha, I always collect my spare change! I even found some isenhower dolars and a couple JFK coins (I’m not sure what their called). I have around $100 right now in change.

Melissa
strange days these are

Comment on 50,000 by Ilan

Ilan — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:38:56 +0000

i would never delete you scott!
Scott: Thank you I’d never delete you either

Comment on 50,000 by Ilan

Ilan — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:04:18 +0000

Scott are you gone. You have not posted in more than a month.
Scott: Well I am kind of gone. I’m somewhat out of ideas to post and this is the busiest time of year for me. As soon as school gets out, this blog will be more active. Please don’t delete me from your blogroll otherwise I’ll have to do the same to you.