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- From: bschlesinger@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Barry Schlesinger)
- Subject: Re: Corp Control, Shareholders.+
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 17:53:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec30.155644.1@acad3.alaska.edu>, nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu writes...
- >In article <1992Dec29.175641.28581@vexcel.com>, dean@vexcel.com (Dean Alaska) writes:
- >> In article <1992Dec29.034938.1@acad3.alaska.edu> nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu writes:
- >> What an entirely frightening prospect. I will not give up my democratic
- >> rights, compromised as they may be, to such economic voting without a
- >> fight. As to controlling large corps by becoming a share holder, there
- >> are too many shares to have an effect and if the policies that am I am
- >> trying to affect relate to damage the company is doing to others, then
- >> that method should not be necessary.
- >>
- >> Do you find such control by mega-corps any less fightening than
- >> the distant political control that you complain about?
- >>
- >
- >What is the difference between having a voting share in a company and having a
- >vote as a citizen in the US? not much, other than you get the vote in
- >a democracy for "FREE?"... OR do we get it for free.
-
- In the U. S., everybody has one vote. In a corporation one share has
- one vote. If the shares are concentrated, as they usually are,
- the few who have large numbers of shares control the vote. The voting
- power in a corporation is not equal
- .
- > ...
- >I know I might get more repect if I had more shares (voting that is) than
- >I do from the FED.. After all in some corps you can actually get rid
- >of the President beofre his term is up.. (grin)..
- >
- >True voting against the company can eb a real pain, maybe that is the
- >difference.. OR is it?
- >
-
- More respect and more power.
-
- my views only
- BMS
-