At 02:14 PM 3/5/2004 -0800 Doug Pensinger wrote:
>I'm for free trade as long as the environment and labor practices are
>taken into account (I agree with most of what Erik had to say). However,
>I do agree somewhat with Jan that U.S. corporations should have some
>loyalty to the country that fostered them and the workers that helped make
>them what they are. I don't expect them to have that loyalty however
>because the corporate conscience is almost wholly dependant upon the
>people that are in charge and all to often the rich and powerful believe
>themselves to be above the law. Loyalty is an emotion that seldom
>registers.
Nevertheless, if by "loyalty" you mean keeping their goods and services
more expensive than those of their competitors, I think that it is very
unreasonable to expect that of anybody.
JDG
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