Country on the brink
Middle-class being trampled
Extinction awaits
Corporate greed at a high
Climbing the backs of workers
Shareholders don’t care
Its all about their returns
Screw blood, sweat, and tears
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Country On The Brink
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19 responses to “Country On The Brink”
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Not all corporate are like. Some corporate are family-like environment.
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Nothing my friend is absolute, however the general nature of “corporations” are to increase profit and share price of stock which trumps all other concerns. This “almost” always comes at the expense of the workers and/or their rights and benefits. As I said, not every single case is the same, but in general this is a fact. Thank you for the comment.
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Though some corporations wants to earn money, they want to earn it decently not forgetting the employees’ benefits and welfare. Very family type instead of very selfish types. Though small company, I love to be there.
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Certainly small companies are more likely to treat their employees well, but once you get to larger organizations, this tends to go by the wayside.
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It may or may not because the leader is very important. There are small and big companies ill-treat the employees but grins to the customers. Some big and small companies treat both employees and customers welfare well.
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You are correct, there are some that do, but I think you will find that in the U.S. system of capitalism those are few and far between. This is the primary reason for the existence of labor unions, not all of them are good either, but they are the workers way of trying to level the playing field against employers.
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It is all about mutual respect
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Indeed it is, I hope that someday we will see more of it. Thank you so much for the conversation, I really enjoyed it. :)
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You are welcome :) Even I also enjoy our comversations.
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The problem is with ownership and accountability! To whom is the corporate governance accountable? In a private or closely held corporation, the governance is accountable to a few people or even a single person. Public stock coprorations are accountable to millions of stock holders. This results in very different priorities for the corporate leadership. A CEO of a large publicly traded company can not make sustainable decisions that have a negative effect on short term profits because the shareholders, collectively, are generally more concerned with the next three quarterly dividends than on the 3, 5, or 10 year outcomes let alone a true long view like the Native Seneca Nation’s philosophy if considering the impact of actions on the next Seven Generations!
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I understand completely and herein lies the problem with America’s version of capitalism. The value lies completely in money/profits and very little on the sweat-labor that produces it. In large corporations, there seldom is loyalty to the worker while in small closely held corporations the may be. I have worked for both in my lifetime and I did not like the large corporate environment at all, every employee was easily replaceable in their eyes and it was a very uncomfortable way to work. This of course doesn’t mean that every entity acts this way, but as a general rule I believe that they do. Thank you very much for the great comment, I really appreciate it.
Sadly even nonprofits can be cut-throat and money-oriented — as much as businesses. There can be a lot of manipulating and ugliness when people are worried about their paychecks. :(
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And the last part really hits home for many people. You shouldn’t have to go to work to support your family and be in constant fear of losing your job. That seems to be the “new” American way.
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It’s hard to do the RIGHT thing when doing so will get you CANNED faster than you can blink an eye …. and with so few decent-paying jobs out there ….
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You are right, but feeling like you are always one mistake away from the unemployment line is really no way to live.
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Oh, I agree. It’s ridiculous. We’re all “there but for fortune” really — because with “right to work” laws a business really doesn’t *need* a good reason to “can” you. We’re all one step from unemployment and homelessness.
You can delete this link — but — this is all of us:
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No “deleting” it was great. You are right, with “right to work” we are all completely disposable, it really is a terrible thing that the worker is so undervalued and unrespected.
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They should rename it: “boss has the rights… YOU work. “
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I couldn’t agree more.
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Dom DiFrancesco 
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