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- From: mjvande@pbhye.PacBell.COM (Mike Vandeman)
- Subject: Re: Corp Control, Shareholders.
- Reply-To: mjvande@PacBell.COM (Mike Vandeman)
- Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 00:50:52 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.005052.13504@pbhye.PacBell.COM>
- References: <1992Dec29.034938.1@acad3.alaska.edu>
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- >If people want to control the MEGA-Corps, then spend your money and buy some
- >voting stocks and become a SHARE-HOLDER.. After all who does the corporations
- >respect other than a high government official (maybe), the shareholders..
- >At least when they vote. I have one share in ARCO, and I can vote for that one
- >share.. IT might soon mean more than being able to vote in the US elections..
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- A very naive idea I once held. Try putting a resolution on the ballot of
- the Annual Meeting! NOW show me where your power is!!! The SEC stands in
- the way of democracy re corporations. Boycotts are more effective. At least
- no one can tell you where to spend your money.
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