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Taking Care Of Business II

Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by poncho, Apr 30, 2012.

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  1. InTheLight

    InTheLight Well-Known Member
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    Corporations are owned by individuals. Individuals whose names are public knowledge.
     
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    That's true enough but is that alone enough to throw the rest of the information in this article in doubt?

    That is what you're driving at isn't it?

    This tactic is old and way overused imho. The idea here folks is to pick out the weakest part of your opponent's argument in this case a statement most people would figure is "off the cuff" and try to persuade the reader to ignore everything the author says. It's another form of "poisoning the well" or "throwing garbage in the groceries".

    And it's way over used today.

    Yeah, I studied propagandist techniques a wee bit too. :smilewinkgrin:
     
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  3. InTheLight

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    How does the decision of the European Union to tell private corporate shareholders in Greek bonds to take a 50% loss square with your contention that corporations run governments?


    Two days ago you said that Monsanto was going to sue the state of Vermont if they passed a food labeling law. Now you are saying the government is making it illegal for consumers to sue food companies. Cite a source please.
     
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  4. billwald

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    >Corporations are owned by individuals. Individuals whose names are public knowledge.

    Since when?
     
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    >>By law, corporations must put the profits of shareholders first...

    >Nothing but fantasy.

    Why should anyone buy shares in a corporation which does not maximize profits? As an act of (non-deductible) charity?

    Are there many pension funds investing in non-profits?
     
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    >There was actually very little "Big Business" in America till the railroads came along.

    Not until Congress granted the railroads every other section of the western lands stolen from the Indian People along the new railroad routes.
     
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  7. poncho

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    Who controls the EU? Hint, it's the banks.

    Sure here's one. No it's not a trusted "corporate" news source. The corporate news doesn't like to air this kind of information. Maybe on page 19 in the paper or the ticker thing at the bottom of the tv screen. But broadcast it as a real story? No.

    Was I saying that? I didn't think I was saying that.

    How many Monsanto board members can you name without searching the web? How about GE or Lockheed or Goldman Sachs? Who owns the Federal Reserve? For that matter who controls NBC? Quick answer General Electric (a military contractor) controls a little over half. You think NBC is going to give GE unfavorable coverage?
     
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    The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender. Proverbs 22:7

    Isn't our government in the borrowing business?
     
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    It's all fiat money, anyway, poncho. We have no proof there is actually any gold in Fort Knox, just sayin'.

    A point: If you have a 401(k) or a pension fund, you own a piece, albeit a small one perhaps, of the big pie.
     
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    Wait a second...so in your twisted little world, we have to memorize the names of the board members or it doesn't count as public knowledge? That's too funny...
     
    #50 matt wade, May 7, 2012
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    Ok but your question was "How was it done for the first hundred years of the republic?" and now you cite royal charters and European quasi-government corporations. How is that relevant to our early republic?
     
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