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Re:Opioid crisis: Johnson and Johnson hit by landmark ruling
by twhb on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @02:30AM
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Nobody suggested nationalization.
Driving away or destroying businesses that harm the country is the goal, not a consequence that only you realize.
Asserting that doing so results in net capital loss is going out on a limb at best, safe havens have historically led to business flourishing.
The US isn't comparable to a powerless nation, there's zero risk of Johnson & Johnson thugs beating police in the streets.
Awfully convenient that your logic ended up justifying inaction.
Re:Opioid crisis: Johnson and Johnson hit by landmark ruling
by RootKitBeerCat on Monday August 26, 2019 @09:12PM
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Or some bitcoin under the bed
Re:Opioid crisis: Johnson and Johnson hit by landmark ruling
by hanniabu on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @03:03AM
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Why does somebody always take this to the extreme. Whenever there's a thread where people want to see corporations be made accountable for their actions it's shunned as socialism, nationalization, communism, etc. To me this just sounds like the news has successfully brainwashed folks into associating corporate accountability/responsibility with alt govs so that it's easier to get people on their side or something, idk.
Re:Opioid crisis: Johnson and Johnson hit by landmark ruling
by TheOtherHobbes on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @04:16AM
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The whole point of corporate ethics is to benefit from collective effort while pretending it's about individual talent and heroism - the kind of talent and heroism that is so unusual, so special, so dynamic, so productive, and so, well, rich it absolutely deserves a free pass from the ethical constraints that apply to lesser individuals.
It's pure special pleading, but Wall St couldn't operate without it.
Re:Opioid crisis: Johnson and Johnson hit by landmark ruling
by hanniabu on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @09:05AM
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Why wouldn't they be able to operate without it? I see no reason why that couldn't function without paying their dues.
Re:Opioid crisis: Johnson and Johnson hit by landmark ruling
by Gatsky on Monday August 26, 2019 @09:53PM
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How do you nationalize a multinational company?
Re:Opioid crisis: Johnson and Johnson hit by landmark ruling
by Der_Einzige on Monday August 26, 2019 @09:57PM
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You nationalize any domestic assets