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Correct. I'm currently reading Jeff Sachs (2011) The Price of
Civilization (Random House). Sachs makes similar points. <br>
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"Sachs is the director of the Earth Institute at Columbia
University and special adviser to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on
the United Nations' Millenium Development Goals." (from the dust
jacket)<br>
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This book is the best overview of the current international
financial situation I've seen. Or at least I think so, primarily
because it is quite well researched and fits well with everything
else I think I know. Of course, I may be biased, because it largely
reinforces and extends opinions I've formed from many other
sources. However, it also has 31 pages of notes. As I'm reading, I
often look at his notes pages to help decide how much credence I
should place in what he says. Later, I will sometimes go to the
sources cited in things like this. <br>
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Spencer <br>
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On 12/12/2011 8:39 AM, Drew wrote:
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<p>Oh and I meant to write "with no damn given for people
or planet"<br>
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<p>Green is 7 Generations Sustainability!</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://JillStein.org">http://JillStein.org</a></p>
<p>Drew<br>
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<p>Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android</p>
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</b> Spencer Graves <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:spencer.graves@prodsyse.com"><spencer.graves@prodsyse.com></a>; <br>
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Re: [GPSCC-chat] SOPA and PROTECT IP and What Is A Nexus
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<p>John I have my doubts whether any form
of corporation is really accountable to
anyone. The concept of being accountable
to shareholders is largely mythology
from what I can see. The CEO usually
stacks the Board, and together they do
whatever they please or believe is in
service of profits </p>
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No: They do whatever they perceive serves
their best short term interests, though maximizing
profits is a common mantra. Given the choice of an
action that will make the company boom in the short
term but has a 10% chance of bankrupting the company
and a more conservative strategy that will likely
provide lower but reasonable profits for the long
term, they will generally select the more risky
strategy, because they most likely look like heroes
in the short term and can leave with their golden
parachutes if that fails. <br>
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<p>(with no damn given for people or
profits). Shareholders rarely are
effective in altering the course. </p>
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Correct. <br>
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<p>As I encouraged before, check out the
book and movie "The corporation ". I
would recommend it as one of our movies
of the month.</p>
<p>Green America!</p>
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