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Originally Posted by calculoso
Could handle some tax hikes and take it out of their profits? In an ideal world, yes.
Would they? Heck no. We see all the time what a small jump in oil prices does to the price at the pump. Oil companies could stand to take it out of their profits, but do they? NO.
How about when the Interest rate goes down. Banks could keep their rate up and take it out of their profits, but do they? NO.
Every year, you see companies who make $500 million one year and $450 million the next year suddenly have layoffs because they aren't as profitable anymore. Can't they just take that out of their profits? NO.
Welcome to the real world. They are out for every cent of profit they can make. To deny it is ridiculous. I don't like it.. I hate it even. Too much profit is just a sign of greed.... but it's reality.
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When did I deny this? Did you even read my posts? I basically said the same thing as you. I completely agree with your entire post, however I don't think we should except that as reality. My point was in response to the poster who said the NDP are morons for not kissing ass to corporations like you have described. If a corporation is being greedy and a party stands up to them, that party is not morons. Our complaints should be with the corporation, not the people trying to stand up for what's right.
edit: I also think it's important to have a good balance. I'm not trying to suggest that all corporations are bad and we should be looking to fight them etc.
Just wanna have a government that will create an environment for them to prosper in cooperation with the average citizen, not at the expense of those citizens.