Corporation 4-6

First of all, the way chapter 4 started up was excruciatingly painful to read. I mean I bet it is normal for corporations to think about profits even during a tragic event but still, it was shocking. Even during the 311 earthquake, a lot of people who werent affected probably thought only about stocks, gold and what not. This all reminded me a lot of the movie 'Wall Street' with Charlie Sheen(before he went crazy) and Michael Douglas. If you watch the movie, you can actually see how the money moves behind the public eye and there's this quote, a bit long but fits the situation perfectly.

"The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal. The news, war, peace, famine, upheaval, the price per paper clip. We pick that rabbit out of the hat while everybody sits out there wondering how the hell we did it. Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy? It's the free market. And you're a part of it. You've got that killer instinct. Stick around pal, I've still got a lot to teach you."*1

In the last chapter, it says that corporations were 'originally conceived as a public institution whose purpose was to serve national interests and advance the public good.' This made me laugh a bit because I couldnt imagine a world where corporations-the HEAD of money making, being good. BUTTTTTT, then again, if i think back on Koji's presentation, there might be. 

I think all of this teaches us that corporations dont have to be all bad and caught up in this capitalistic world. They have a choice of doing good but prioritize their interests over the people, just like any dictator would to save his own country. As long as the market, the people keep quiet then none of this will ever change. Recognition, is probably the most important thing. 

All in all, this book was a very stimulating one. I think I want to watch the movie once more though.haha

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094291/quotes