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Enough is enough.
Enough is Enough! Not being greedy is my simple solution that could have such a profound impact on the generations of our world today. When you actually sit back and think about it, how many major problems have occurred as a … Continue reading
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Price of a burger: $5 Price of mozarella sticks: $4 Price of a Coke: $2 Time spent with a hole in your pockets: Priceless!!
Sigh. As my stomach leads my feet to the Bison for its daily fill, the only thought running through my mind is not how delicious this food will be, but rather how deep will I have to go into my … Continue reading
Wal-Mart: Always low prices? Or always low wages?
From the discussion of Wal-Mart that we had in class, it was odd to see a company that so many loves thrive from low wage labor. On the outside looking in, it is easy to be blinded by the many … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Cases (Real World), Equality, Ethics
Tagged Business, Ethics, Milton Friedman, Sam Walton, United States, Wal-Mart
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Questions for November 3rd Class
1. Do you think that it was hard for lenders of capital to sponsor an impoverished entrepreneur not knowing if they would receive their initial investment back? 2. What were the radical impulses that Rorty referred to that came together … Continue reading
Hey! Wait! Is that your hand in my pocket friend!?
In doing my research on how state laws aid or impede labor unions, I came across right to work laws. These laws are rulings, allowed under provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act, which forbid bargains between companies and labor unions that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Class, Equality, Society
Tagged Closed shop, employment, labor, Labor Movement, law, Trade union, United States, Work
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What’s love got to do with it got to do with it!!!!
Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a delightful, classic film that can still capture the audience’s attention after so many years. This story features two main characters: Holly and Fred. Holly is a party girl who indulges herself in the party lifestyle, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, For Fun, Social Science, Society
Tagged Audrey Hepburn, breakfast, Breakfast at Tiffanys, fred, holly, mickey rooney, Money, paramount pictures, romance, truman capote
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Help me help you!
Trying to get a grip and properly handle an economy’s ups and downs can be difficult. However trying to face the challenge without a sufficient paying job is even harder. Today while reading the financial times, I came across an informative piece concerning … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Equality
Tagged California, Ireland, Irish people, Wage, Wal-Mart, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, Walmart
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Shell’s motto: Deny everything and admit nothing.
Growing up down south, Shell’s presence was enormously felt in my life because they had so many gas stations around that they were practically on top of each other! Although Shell’s gas seemed to always be a little “pricey” at times, people were … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cases (Real World), Class, Ethics, Government, Society
Tagged environmental conflict, irresponsible, Nigeria, oil spill, public wrong, sabotage, Saro-Wiwa, Shell
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Overestimating rewards + Underestimating risks = Financial disaster
After reading OPM by William R. Gruver, my question is how come the people who were for the decision to go public so blind to the consequent change in the firm’s risk tolerance? Goldman Sachs is a highly prestigious company … Continue reading
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What happened to my “unalienable rights”?!?!
After reading and discussing American Oligarchy by Johnson and Kwak, I too agree that our financial system under our current practices is not solid. After going through a deep crisis and having to bailout several large banks our flawed financial … Continue reading
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