Posted by: Jayme Johnson on: January 13, 2012
In the theory of “shareholder capitalism,” the corporation exists solely for the purpose of the investors, whom the managers serve as agents. In shareholder capitalism, short-term profits are the only goal, and if that means laying off workers instead of retraining them or reassigning them, breaking up the company and selling the assets to enrich [...]
Posted by: Jayme Johnson on: April 2, 2010
Just my opinion, but I don’t think the title of Michael Moore’s movie works. Sure it is intended to be sarcastic or whatever, but if the capitalist system is evil like he claims it is, then why call it a love story? It’s almost like a Freudian slip, since he has benefitted greatly from the [...]
Posted by: Jayme Johnson on: June 26, 2009
Do you remember when you were a child and had various attitudes toward playing games? How has that changed as an adult? Sometimes the game lasted much longer than you wished. Sometimes someone let you win. Other times you couldn’t get enough of winning. Here are some examples of those attitudes as they would apply [...]
