"It's not selfless to want to increase the bottom line to make your employees happy and more productive."
Point. Assuming that's what happens all the time. In the US it might often be the case (because of laws we have protecting workers from abuse).
"If I buy Coke over Pepsi, am I not making a statement?"
You're purchasing the drink because you think it tastes better. Making a statement would be saying, "I like Coke better than Pepsi."
"If I boycott a company, am I not making a statement?"
You're exerting your economic power to try to change a situation you don't like. Making a statement would be saying, "I think what Company X does is wrong."
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Re: And slavery once was legal too.
Date: 9/11/11 02:10 (UTC)Point. Assuming that's what happens all the time. In the US it might often be the case (because of laws we have protecting workers from abuse).
"If I buy Coke over Pepsi, am I not making a statement?"
You're purchasing the drink because you think it tastes better. Making a statement would be saying, "I like Coke better than Pepsi."
"If I boycott a company, am I not making a statement?"
You're exerting your economic power to try to change a situation you don't like. Making a statement would be saying, "I think what Company X does is wrong."