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To: puborectalis who wrote (941454)	6/19/2016 11:10:28 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574040

>> Do you agree with Friedman? Do businesses have any moral obligation to the general public beyond not being deceitful? I agree 100% that business has absolutely zero obligation beyond that to its shareholders. Of course. There are other stakeholders. But the company owes them nothing other than the debts they have created. I have no problem if public companies, like Apple or CostCo, choose to do things for the public or their employees. Shareholders have the right to fire management if they aren't happy. But of course there is no obligation other than shareholders interests. And that has been the law for a couple hundred years since the corporate form has been managed by states. WHY WOULD I INVEST IN A COMPANY WHOSE ASSETS HAVE BEEN REDIRECTED TO ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN RETURN ON MY INVESTMENT?

To: puborectalis who wrote (941454)	6/19/2016 11:38:07 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574040

I believe corporations should have to prove their public worth to a panel of citizens every year to keep their charter. They should operate at OUR dispensation.

To: puborectalis who wrote (941454)	6/20/2016 3:12:24 AM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 1574040

Found a new place for your peace laureate to bomb. +++ Published on Sunday, June 19, 2016 by Common Dreams 'Our Anger Is Past Its Limit': Tens of Thousands Rally Against US Bases in Okinawa Demonstration a reflection of years of resentment against US military footprint on island, with former Marine suspected of recent murder and rape adding fuel to fire by Andrea Germanos, staff writer 34 Comments Protesters hold placards that read "Our anger has reached its limit" during a protest rally against the presence of U.S. military bases on the southwestern island of Okinawa. (Photo: AP) Okinawa on Sunday was site of a massive protest against U.S. bases, the latest in years of demonstrations, with fresh anger fueled by the recent suspected rape and killing of a woman on the Japanese island by a former Marine. Organizers say that 65,000 people took part in the rally in Naha, Okinawa's capital, and theIrish Times described it as "one of the biggest demonstrations in two decades against U.S. military bases." Protesters, who also oppose a plan to relocate a Marine Corps Air Station to another part of the island, held signs reading "Murderer Marines. Out of Okinawa," and "Our anger is past its limit." The island is home to some 30,000 U.S. military personnel, the bulk of the troops the U.S. has stationed in Japan, and local residents have blamed the forces for environmental contamination and crime, including sexual assault. Last month, former U.S. Marine Kenneth Franklin Shinzato was arrested in connection with the April murder of Rina Shimabukuro. Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga, a base opponent, was at the rally, and referenced another one of the other crimes committed by U.S. military personnel—in 1995 three U.S. servicemen raped a 12-year-old Okinawan girl. "We had pledged never to repeat such an incident," he said. "I couldn't change the political system to prevent that. That is my utmost regret as a politician and as governor of Okinawa," he added. Both Onaga and Aiko Shimajiri, the minister for Okinawa, have called for a revision of the Status of Forces Agreement, which restricts Japanese authorities' abitilty to investigate some crimes by U.S. servicemen while on duty. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License

To: puborectalis who wrote (941454)	6/20/2016 9:31:09 AM
From: longnshort	3 Recommendations Recommended By FJB locogringo TideGlider Respond to of 1574040

" the general public beyond not being deceitful?" and plan on voting for Hillary, once again your posts make you look like a fool. How deceitful is the dem party ? vote for a bill to see what's in it, lying about the orlando shooting, not saying radical Islam, how deceitful is that. Now they are scrubbing the trans scripts of any reference to Islam. that's not deceitful