The Corporation Case Study
Case Study: The Corporation
1. In the mid 1800s the corporation emerged as a "legal person" by way of maneuvering in the legal system. For the next 100 years we saw the rise to dominance of the corporation. The corporation created unprecedented wealth but at what cost? The externalities of corporate operations are responsible for countless cases of illness, death, poverty, pollution, exploitation and lies. Voice your opinion on this.
Who Is Responsible for regulating these Corporations?, The Government, why did it take to the point of innocent people and 100 years in the making before someone had to step up and say “ this is not right “ The corporations are being protected by the Government because the government has their hands in the pockets of these Corporations and in some instances in Bed with them.
2. The documentary suggests a pathology of commerce. The diagnosis is that the institutional embodiment of laissez-faire capitalism fully meets the all of the criteria of a "psychopath." The Corporation exists to create wealth, and even world disasters can be profit centers. Carlton Brown, a commodities trader, recounts with unabashed honesty the mindset of gold traders while the twin towers crushed their occupants. The first thing that came to their mind, he tells us, was: "How much is gold up?" Do you believe that this is an inherent truth or are there any exceptions to this in the world of commerce?
I believe it is an inherent truth, unfortunately there are certain people in this world that only look at the Profits in any given situation and make the decisions based on money, greed and power and have no concern on the effect it will have on the environment or the public.
3. According to the documentary corporations have no built-in limits on what, who, or how much they can exploit for profit. Today, every molecule on the planet is up for grabs. In a bid to own it all, corporations are patenting animals, plants, even your DNA. Should the government
1. In the mid 1800s the corporation emerged as a "legal person" by way of maneuvering in the legal system. For the next 100 years we saw the rise to dominance of the corporation. The corporation created unprecedented wealth but at what cost? The externalities of corporate operations are responsible for countless cases of illness, death, poverty, pollution, exploitation and lies. Voice your opinion on this.
Who Is Responsible for regulating these Corporations?, The Government, why did it take to the point of innocent people and 100 years in the making before someone had to step up and say “ this is not right “ The corporations are being protected by the Government because the government has their hands in the pockets of these Corporations and in some instances in Bed with them.
2. The documentary suggests a pathology of commerce. The diagnosis is that the institutional embodiment of laissez-faire capitalism fully meets the all of the criteria of a "psychopath." The Corporation exists to create wealth, and even world disasters can be profit centers. Carlton Brown, a commodities trader, recounts with unabashed honesty the mindset of gold traders while the twin towers crushed their occupants. The first thing that came to their mind, he tells us, was: "How much is gold up?" Do you believe that this is an inherent truth or are there any exceptions to this in the world of commerce?
I believe it is an inherent truth, unfortunately there are certain people in this world that only look at the Profits in any given situation and make the decisions based on money, greed and power and have no concern on the effect it will have on the environment or the public.
3. According to the documentary corporations have no built-in limits on what, who, or how much they can exploit for profit. Today, every molecule on the planet is up for grabs. In a bid to own it all, corporations are patenting animals, plants, even your DNA. Should the government