Baraka_Guru

Cimarron, are you plotting to discount the entire workers' rights movement that saw such thing as the legislation of caps on daily work hours, minimum wages, health & safety regulations, abolition of child labour, and discriminatory practices, etc., etc.?

Interesting, given the nature of this thread, which is essentially comparing American enterprise to Chinese enterprise. Do you have any idea of the Chinese history of doing business? Do you know what happens to managers of manufacturing plants when things go wrong (such as tainted goods, or major defects)? They don't always get fired; depending on the seriousness and/or cause of the offense, they sometimes get executed.

Now before you derail this thread with whatever agenda it is you wish to promote (some kind of anarchy, I imagine), please keep it relevant to this thread. Otherwise, take it elsewhere.

This isn't purely about CEOs vs. politicians and how much they may or may not exploit the public; this is about the changing nature of global enterprise. It may be that what you're discussing is a factor, but so far I'm not convinced you are examining it as anything other than your primary focus. I don't think that is a relevant path here. Make it relevant or move on please.

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