Something that doesn't really need to be greedy, but in reality, is.
CEOs in America make thousands of times more than their employees. In Britain, they only make about six times as much.
See that CD you just bought for $15? It cost about 1 cent to make it. How much does the artist get? About 50 cents or less per CD. How much goes into the laborers that made the CD? Well, seeing that it was either made by machines or minimum-wage workers (to assemble the case), the electricity/labor cost per CD is probably 5-10 cents. Let's round up and say it's a dollar total. So where's the rest go? Into the corporation.
The Rock Against Bush CD cost $7 (if you buy it directly from the producer). That's less than half the price of a typical CD. That shows that it is possible to have cheap CDs.
An ideal corporation always puts its employees before its executive office and always puts its consumers before its profit. But of course, none of this happens. We see people get laid off so that the exectuive's stock can go up a half of a point. We see goods that cost a dollar to make being sold for twenty. We see them exploiting the children of third-world countries.
Don't give me crap about how they want the job. It's exploiting, regardless of whether they want it or not. Since when do Americans deserve more rights than Africans or Chinese?
Oh, and corporations basically have the government and media in its pocket. Corporations buy the presidency through donations. Enron donated $114,752 to the Republicans and $102,050 to the Democrats. Then, when they're elected, the do whatever the corporation wants. Oh, and they control the media too. Microsoft controls NBC, Fox controls Fox news, etc. Liberal media my ass. It's not a liberal media, it's not a conservative media. It's a profiteer media. Meaning, anything that will get them a profit, they will report.
CEOs in America make thousands of times more than their employees. In Britain, they only make about six times as much.
See that CD you just bought for $15? It cost about 1 cent to make it. How much does the artist get? About 50 cents or less per CD. How much goes into the laborers that made the CD? Well, seeing that it was either made by machines or minimum-wage workers (to assemble the case), the electricity/labor cost per CD is probably 5-10 cents. Let's round up and say it's a dollar total. So where's the rest go? Into the corporation.
The Rock Against Bush CD cost $7 (if you buy it directly from the producer). That's less than half the price of a typical CD. That shows that it is possible to have cheap CDs.
An ideal corporation always puts its employees before its executive office and always puts its consumers before its profit. But of course, none of this happens. We see people get laid off so that the exectuive's stock can go up a half of a point. We see goods that cost a dollar to make being sold for twenty. We see them exploiting the children of third-world countries.
Don't give me crap about how they want the job. It's exploiting, regardless of whether they want it or not. Since when do Americans deserve more rights than Africans or Chinese?
Oh, and corporations basically have the government and media in its pocket. Corporations buy the presidency through donations. Enron donated $114,752 to the Republicans and $102,050 to the Democrats. Then, when they're elected, the do whatever the corporation wants. Oh, and they control the media too. Microsoft controls NBC, Fox controls Fox news, etc. Liberal media my ass. It's not a liberal media, it's not a conservative media. It's a profiteer media. Meaning, anything that will get them a profit, they will report.
Damn, I hate those money-mongering corporations. It's a pity no one can do jack shit about them though.
by DrIdiot June 28, 2004
Cpl: Did you iron that shirt, recruit?
Rct: Yes corporal
Cpl: WELL YOU FORGOT TO TURN THE FUCKING IRON ON THEN, DIDN'T YOU?! GEDIMAWAAAAAAAAAAY!
Rct: Yes corporal
Cpl: WELL YOU FORGOT TO TURN THE FUCKING IRON ON THEN, DIDN'T YOU?! GEDIMAWAAAAAAAAAAY!
by major_tosser July 05, 2010
For-profit organizations of people hell bent on sucking the Middle Class dry. Also they are things Mitt Romney likes to pretend are people so he can have their votes.
Corporations: "Yes, yes, we have our own private army working for us at Congress. They worked so hard to keep tax breaks for us, and refuse to let the tax break for the Middle Class to continue! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Mitt Romney: "Corporations are people, my friend!"
Mitt Romney: "Corporations are people, my friend!"
by Obamanizer December 13, 2011
Oppressively awful in that numbingly "cubicle in a hermetically-sealed office" kind of way: lacking good quality, morality or ethics, excellence, creativity, spontaneity, kindness, love, integrity, beauty, or intrinsic worth and meaning, i.e. corporate
by mardukio March 20, 2007
Entity that can, and usually does, abuse its employees, investors, and customers. Led by individuals called executives, who care only about playing golf, porking each other's trophy wives, and lining their own pockets.
by Anonymous October 06, 2003
An enlisted rank in many modern militaries, above private 1st class or lance corporal and below the lowest denomination of sergeant.
by Nicolaivich January 19, 2004
I'm studying abroad next semester! Oh that's corporate.
I got a brand new sweater for my birthday! That's so corporate.
I got a brand new sweater for my birthday! That's so corporate.
by Björn Hausaufgaben December 23, 2011