Shu wrote :
> It is truly a disheartening and devastating situation unfolding, one with
> so many consequences that it may be years, surely generations, to truly
> understand the scope of it all. Under circumstances of such peril, loss
> and wrong it is only natural to expect knee jerk reactions. Never again,
> we hear. The caution, though, must come.
>
> Corporations have ever right to lobby, for good or ill, just as people do.
> Exercising freedom of speech, as many great organizations, individuals and
> corporations do, for good or ill, should not be so causally disregarded.
> The whole concept of freedom of speech is not to protect that speech which
> we agree with, find tolerable or have no qualm with but with that very
> speech which may upset our centre. I may not care for the lobbying efforts
> made by certain corporations, organizations or individuals, but because
> they have the right to engage, I remain thankful that I do as well.
>
> Finally, greed and profit are not synonyms. Perhaps, if this correlation
> is being made, it is an emotional response based upon a belief that if one
> profits another must suffer a loss. A profit being made does not always
> have to arrive from a zero sum game model, or winner take all. It has been
> my experience that more often than not a profit arises from a win win
> situation versus a win lose.
>
> I only wish I belonged to a group of young, intelligent and enterprising
> engineers well versed in deep water drilling activities that discovered a
> realistic and efficient solution. Perhaps, a win win situation.
Excellent post!
I’m glad you made the point that greed and profits are not synonyms and that economics in the free market is not a zero sum game.
