Taking Back Our Economy - Part 11
What do they Really Mean?
This week our defining
of “Corporate Agenda” terms wraps up.
Corporate Agenda Term #4: Globalization
What they
say:
“Globalization is a way of life and the way of the future.
Outsourcing is what we need. We have obligations to our stockholders.”
What they
mean:
 | We want to take
advantage of cheap wages, non-existent safety standards, and minimal
environmental laws around the globe to make more profit.
|
| Money is more
important than any commitments to U.S. workers, even though they
built and made our company successful – and they’re the ones we have
to rely on to buy the stuff we make offshore.
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| We need every U.S.
business to run like the “Wal-Mart Model” where we can pay low
wages, not worry about health care costs, be able to drive out all
competition with our presence, and keep costs cheap by searching the
globe for the most exploitable people to make our products.
|
| We aren’t worried
about finding U.S. workers who will work for next to nothing
(they’ll have no other option), but we need to take care of our
corporate executives with seven-figure salaries to stay competitive.
|
| It is critical that
logos and trademarks be protected and backed up with sanctions and
serious penalties for theft of property rights. Worker protections,
however, are a barrier to trade. |
| Sure, some workers –
even children – are forced to work in sweatshops, but just think how
bad they would have it if we didnt have those jobs there. If it
wasn’t for us they would probably starve. They should just
appreciate having any job. |
UNITED
STEELWORKERS