But , if Walmart wants to open the 'Company Store', or starts hiring 7 year old to stack the shelves on the grounds that they don't really need schooling, or fires the guy who is trying to start a union for the workers, who is going to stop Walmart doing this ?
A bunch of rich and plutocratic shareholders? When did money ever act with a social conscience? A customer boycott? Any idea how many years I have been on the Nestle boycott?
The reason we don't have Company Stores in the UK is down to Government Legislation.
And that brings me to the next point. It only takes one person to behave irresponsibly to ruin it for the whole community, so the whole community comes together and says 'no'.
Sometimes, the community response is in appropriate - in America , we had prohibition, in the Uk, the CB Radio Laws. In both cases, the government found that people liked a drink and that people wanted to chat anonymously , even before they found the internet. Both laws were unworkable because they lacked popular support.
Now, you compare that with the UKs smoking ban and you see how a democratic system can work, whereas the more dictatorial system needs constant monitoring and pressure to make it work.
Therefore, on balance , I say that there ought to be governmentla powers, but these be open to review by the electorate.
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Date: 7/4/11 09:48 (UTC)A bunch of rich and plutocratic shareholders?
When did money ever act with a social conscience?
A customer boycott?
Any idea how many years I have been on the Nestle boycott?
The reason we don't have Company Stores in the UK is down to Government Legislation.
And that brings me to the next point. It only takes one person to behave irresponsibly to ruin it for the whole community, so the whole community comes together and says 'no'.
Sometimes, the community response is in appropriate - in America , we had prohibition, in the Uk, the CB Radio Laws. In both cases, the government found that people liked a drink and that people wanted to chat anonymously , even before they found the internet. Both laws were unworkable because they lacked popular support.
Now, you compare that with the UKs smoking ban and you see how a democratic system can work, whereas the more dictatorial system needs constant monitoring and pressure to make it work.
Therefore, on balance , I say that there ought to be governmentla powers, but these be open to review by the electorate.