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   XPost: alt.disney.the-evil-empire   
   From: anyone@THE-DOMAIN-IN.SIG   
      
   In article <2kjffnF37qqcU1@uni-berlin.de>,   
   me@privacy.net says...   
   > "Rick"  wrote in message news:<2kfia5F1n5erU1@   
   ni-berlin.de>...   
   > >   
   > > > Finally about ten years ago I had a boss (actually he owned   
   > > > the company I was working for at the time) who in a casual   
   > > > conversation explained the cold hard reality.  Corporate   
   > > > America doesn't give a rat's ass whether a given employee   
   > > > lives or dies, nor should they, nor are they supposed to.   
   > > >   
   > > "Mike Berger"  wrote in message news:4e596   
   ed.0407010750.2a8aa760@posting.google.com...   
   > > Wow, who was this guy who speaks for all corporations, large   
   > > and small, and on what basis did he jump to this conclusion?   
   > >   
   > > An interesting fact about "corporate america" is that it exists   
   > > only in the same sense that you can talk about "the black   
   > > population" or "hispanic population" in the country and   
   > > generalize about everybody.  It's called prejudice.   
   > >   
   > > I own a small company.  We care about our employees and they   
   > > love working here.  I guess you got suckered into believing   
   > > that didn't happen.  Meanwhile, you said you started your   
   > > own company.  Did you become an asshole just because you   
   > > became management?   
   >   
   > I was speaking in generalities.  Obviously there are corporations   
   > (usually small ones) who still care about their employees.  But   
   > that's the exception to the rule these days.   
      
      
   "These days"?  Since when did "these days" start?   
      
      
   > It's always been about return on shareholder investment.  The   
   > difference now is, there's a disregard, even a contempt for   
   > frontline workers.  Joe Sixpack is blamed for poor corporate   
   > performance while corporate execs take massive salaries and   
   > bonuses.   
      
      
   "The difference now"?  "Disregard"?  "Contempt"?   
      
   Since when is "now"?   
      
   Hint: Try a Google Web search on terms like, "feudal   
   system middle ages Europe"   
      
   Are you sure that is some sort of modern invention?   
      
   Hint: try reading up on the economic systems of those   
   wonderful, "civilised" societies like ancient Egypt,   
   Rome, Greece, etc.  Extra Hint: Who was building those   
   roads, etc, and how much were they getting paid?   
      
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