Well that is exactly what I mean. I think mitt Romney and the vast majority of people of all percentages care about like you. No one took delight in the mass shooting at the mall or school. But life goes on normally after just a moment for all of us who are not directly affected by it. Sure we hate it for them. But beyond that, all your caring doesn't amount to a pile of dog shit. I mean, seriously, not trying to be a dick. Does the fact that guy A says, "oh well, so what" and guy B goes on for thirty minutes crying about what a tragedy it was change anything? Do these actions, that the victims and their families are unaware of have any impact on them? Nope, it doesn't. Some people care enough to text something to the red cross and give them $10. But besides that, no amount of caring does anything for anyone.
But I digress.
I would like to address your point about folks like Romney doing things that hurt people. I assume you might be referring to perhaps a decision to close a factory or something.
You state that as if you think these rich guys are sitting in smoke filled rooms making decisions to close factories just to fuck with the working man.
The reality is they are making business decisions that they think are in the overall financial interest of the business. These men are on the board of directors, and their first duty is to the owners of the company, the stock holders. Some of these are wealthy people, but many many more of them are working class families themselves who own a mutual fund that owns some stock in this company.
While one individual company has very little impact on the overall value of a mutual fund, a collective mind set of those running businesses to make decisions based on financial benefits really does a great social good.
Sure, the plant closes and 247 people in Peoria Illinois lose their jobs. Many of them go in, normally, to find similar paying jobs in a reasonable time. Some actually take the opportunity to start a business and start a new life for their families. And we should be realistic, some are devastated because they don't have the gumption to do what it takes. Maybe they know they could move and find better work, but they are set in their ways and decided to stay in the dying town and go broke.
But overall, businesses making decisions for financial gain means this capital saved will create jobs elsewhere, or allow the old guy who just retired to finance a comfortable retirement.
My point is that although some people are harmed when a factory closes, it isn't done for no good reason, most people negatively impacted will be ok in the end, and failing to close it, might hurt a lot more people worse in the long run. If the unprofitable factory stays open so 247 people don't lose their jobs, well they will likely bust the company and lose their jobs in a few years anyway, and then society is harmed by impact in the financial services and retirement of others.
Sometimes you just got to fire people.
But I digress.
I would like to address your point about folks like Romney doing things that hurt people. I assume you might be referring to perhaps a decision to close a factory or something.
You state that as if you think these rich guys are sitting in smoke filled rooms making decisions to close factories just to fuck with the working man.
The reality is they are making business decisions that they think are in the overall financial interest of the business. These men are on the board of directors, and their first duty is to the owners of the company, the stock holders. Some of these are wealthy people, but many many more of them are working class families themselves who own a mutual fund that owns some stock in this company.
While one individual company has very little impact on the overall value of a mutual fund, a collective mind set of those running businesses to make decisions based on financial benefits really does a great social good.
Sure, the plant closes and 247 people in Peoria Illinois lose their jobs. Many of them go in, normally, to find similar paying jobs in a reasonable time. Some actually take the opportunity to start a business and start a new life for their families. And we should be realistic, some are devastated because they don't have the gumption to do what it takes. Maybe they know they could move and find better work, but they are set in their ways and decided to stay in the dying town and go broke.
But overall, businesses making decisions for financial gain means this capital saved will create jobs elsewhere, or allow the old guy who just retired to finance a comfortable retirement.
My point is that although some people are harmed when a factory closes, it isn't done for no good reason, most people negatively impacted will be ok in the end, and failing to close it, might hurt a lot more people worse in the long run. If the unprofitable factory stays open so 247 people don't lose their jobs, well they will likely bust the company and lose their jobs in a few years anyway, and then society is harmed by impact in the financial services and retirement of others.
Sometimes you just got to fire people.
................. Bong rips and coffee anyone?
