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Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:00:34 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti wrote:
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Strongly disagree -- as you knew I would. Your statement ignores the social
contract that corporations have with the societies that provide them with the
fiction that makes any of their business possible in the first place. It is
not for nothing that the fiction of the corporate person exists. It is not
for nothing that corporations are sometimes given enormous incentives to
engage in business in certain places. A society that provides both the means
and often the incentive for a corporation to exist absolutely expects
revenues to be generated by said corporations for the enrichment of all
concerned.
Seriously, how could it be otherwise? This is precisely why you have many
people looking at the “bottom line” mentality with a jaundiced eye -- there’s
more to a corporation than enriching the stockholders and we all know it.
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Well-put, and I don’t disagree with the sentiment. After all, I’m supporting a
position that good works are a reward in and of themselves without regard to any
fiscal gain or loss!
But to be a contrarian, a social contract isn’t enforceable (at least in this
world!). All of us would probably agree that a corporation has the
responsibility to treat its workers well, be active in its community, and
provide a valuable product or service to its consumers. But what if it doesn’t?
There’s no recourse, other than for employees to quit, the community to ignore
it, and consumers to go elsewhere. (And I’d venture to say that if all three of
those happened the company would go under... Smashing! Yay capitalism!)
Best regards,
Carl
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