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Why should America pledge loyalty to companies that do not display loyalty to Americans via outsourcing?
Question : Why should America pledge loyalty to companies that do not display loyalty to Americans via outsourcing?
It appears that quarterly earnings are all that matter to the board and CEOs. They reap all of the benefits of the profits while placing the burden of the downturns squarely on the shoulders of American workers.
I see flag waving pro-CEO neocons 100% committed to the wealth of CEOs while blaming the poor for all that ails America.
Should Americans seek out companies that are 100% American owned operated employed and stocked while telling the outsourcing companies to take a flying leap?
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Best answer:
Answer by Oft Suspended
I question your premise that outsourcing is somehow disloyal to America. Nobody wants to buy crappy, overpriced American goods. Companies have tried to sell this, but Americans aren’t buying. Hence the outsourcing.
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#4 written by TheMom 1 year ago
I this this quote by J.K. Galbraith sums it up; “Conservatism is simply the age old search for a moral justification for greed”
And no, I don’t think we should pledge loyalty to companies that outsource, and duck paying taxes. I think that if “American” companies want to be valued by America, they should value Ameica and her workers. -
#6 written by cheb 1 year ago
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#8 written by nothingconstant 1 year ago
Start small.
People pledge to “not shop at Wal-Mart” but then go to CVS or Kroger.
If you are shopping at a chain store, odds are you are supporting the wrong kind of company or CEO in some respects.
If you really want to make a difference and help the poor and middle class, buy second hand (craigslist), buy from local farms or meatmarkets if you are lucky enough to still have them, and you could even go as far as buying beauty products from home businesses.
It’s not hard to stop giving money unnecessarily to these huge conglomerates. We don’t need much and we want everything in the world. That’s the only reason they exist.. they are fulfilling our need for crap.
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#9 written by Peter H 1 year ago
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#10 written by Arivu Kadal 1 year ago
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#11 written by Matt L 1 year ago
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#12 written by Govamint mewl 1 year ago
I fail to see how ‘neocons’ are at fault when Obama pledge to raise taxes on corporations on a tax that is second highest in the world – are we going for first?
Outsourcing hurts everyone, and I do not defend CEO golden parachutes (Home Depot, now Chrysler CEO received $ 200 mill. after leaving said Home Depot after poor performance).
Pay for performance should be the norm, without the government telling companies how run themselves, but regulating standards associated with huge quantities of cash.
Don’t forget, Barney Frank, Maxine Waters and Chris Dodd, along with your hallowed president-elect were the ones to bar disassociated regulations on the mortgage industry. We will soon be receiving credit from Chinese banks, since the bailout enabled American banks to buy Chinese banks.
We the people need to speak out as you indicate, but please drop the biasness. -
#13 written by richard t 1 year ago
Here are a couple of reasons why companies outsource. Inflated labor costs (union wages) and corporate taxes (second highest in the world).
A company is not in business to employ Americans. It is in business to make a profit. And your premise that only CEOs reap the benefits of profits is inaccurate. Anyone invested in a company also benefits from the profits via dividend payments and higher stock prices. Pension plans are greatly rewarded when the companies that they are invested in post profits.
I would be more willing to support your American only pledge if the US government would get off the back of corporate America and allow them to compete here at home vice overseas.
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#14 written by iraqisax 1 year ago
Obviously, we shouldn’t. The truth of the matter is, our neocon politicians have demonstrated their loyalty to these CEO’s, rather than to the Constitution, or the American people.
Millions of Americans seem to have problems understanding that many of our politicians have sold their allegiance to special interests who help them get elected, and reward them after they leave politics. This is what happens when politicians are allowed to violate their oath to the Constitution. The result is corruption and betrayal.
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some of those big corporations you are talking about are own by billionaire democrats,do you know that?