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Skriven 2011-04-30 07:49:48 av Robert Bashe (2:2448/44)
  Kommentar till text 17590 av Björn Felten (2:203/2)
Ärende: Political goals
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Björn Felten wrote to Robert Bashe on Friday April 29 2011 at 11:01:

RB>> Unfortunately, that's a political goal, not an economic one. You
RB>> can't expect a company to produce more expensively (and sell at the
RB>> same price, reducing margins) just to satisfy a political goal.

BF> That's a very narrow minded, capitalistic POV.

It's a realistic POV, Bjorn. Not a "pie-in-the-sky" dream of idealists or
fanatics.

RB>> No company manager would last very long acting that way.

BF> That is true, and the unfortunate result of today's stock market hype,
BF> where tomorrow's stock market points is all that those greedy company
BF> managers care about -- what happens to the company ten years from now
BF> is no longer any concern of theirs...

That's also unrealistic. It has nothing to do with the stock market, since a
great many companies aren't stock companies. But people who own and run a
company want and need to make a profit. Otherwise there's no point in taking
the personal and financial risk of starting one. As for "greedy", well, don't
_you_ try to get the best possible return for your investments? If that's
"greed", we're all guilty. And as for caring what happens to the company, well
if the company goes under, who pays the pensions? Including those of the
managers? Don't underestimate the effect of "enlightened self-interest".

RB>> And customers used to low prices would buy at a competitor's company
RB>> without any regard for the political goal.

BF> Only a few, very egotistical, old farts will reason like that today.

You're dreaming. Few people buy on the basis of ideolology - most consider
price and quality.

BF> When you grow older, hopefully you will realise this too...

When you grow older, perhaps you'll realize that humans don't change much over
the generations, not in their basic attitudes.

RB>> Globalization is the name of the game, and we've got it now whether
RB>> we want it or not.

BF> Globalization is one of the best things that happened to us all. It's
BF> capitalism, in it's most greedy US version, that's the culprit here.

;-) And the usual dig. Don't even you sometimes get tired of this same old
mantra? I'd get bored after awhile.

Cheers, Bob

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