Is the Business of America (or the World) Business?

Discussion in 'The Political/Current Events Coffee House' started by LeonTrotsky, Dec 5, 2011.

  1. Imperial1917 City-States God of War

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    The change does not have that big an effect. And in the case of my answer, no affect at all. The question still stands as to what 'all it can' entails. If it extends to violating the individual [and, indeed, you have given no sign that it does not] then the answer remains no.
    You have changed the game again.
    1. The buisness and the majority are not one and the same. The suggestion of the post that majority/individual and majority=buisness, therefore, buisness/individual makes no sense.
    2. There is no such thing as the majority defending itself to a fault against buisness. If the majority feels threatened, then they are the ones in the right when they choose to cast away the buisness. It is the responsibility of the buisness to avoid appearing threatening to the majority in order to survive.
    3. The individual being at the mercy of the buisness is a problem. On this we agree. But the government has a responsibility to look after EVERYONE under its jurisdiction, not just the majority. Therefore, if the buisness violates the individual, then the government has an obligation to act, no matter what the buisness brings to the country.
    4. The last one is sticky. On one hand, if the buisness is respecting the rights as outlined in the Constitution, then [at least by U.S. standards], there is not much room for the buisness to violate the individual in the first place and therefore they cannot. On the other hand, there are many rights endowed in laws that are not in the Constitution that make sense when it comes to defending the individual against buisnesses. Also, remember that the Constitution was more set up to defend the individual against THE GOVERNMENT than the buisness. Therefore, even thought there will be overlap, the Constitution will not always cover everything.

    As I said before, this logic makes no sense. If the government desides to side with the individual, then they will always be able to find a suitable company that both conforms to the needs of the society and respects the individual. That is in the very nature of buisness. When change that you cannot control comes, adapt or be replaced.
    Money is a necessity created by the system under which the world works. Most people make money to aquire what they want, not for the sake of money itself. Look at some of the billionaires. They no longer make money, but they don't really care because they have all that they want and need. Within the confines of what is currently possible of course.
    I am not sure what you mean by this. A good slice of the market is privately owned, not public.
    1. How does that relate to the discussion?
    2. You could be [I'm not sure] talking about:
    a. Taxes, which are commonly accepted when they are levied against buisnesses.
    b. Most people call that corruption and it is commonly looked down upon.
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    The answer is no.

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