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comment by mk

    Why would people hate Monsanto more than, say, Apple? They're big companies that serve their consumers and shareholders.

It's their business practices. In my case, I strongly disagree with Monsanto's suing of farmers for patent infringement when they haven't planted Round-up ready seed, but due to cross-pollination with nearby Monstanto crops, the gene has inserted into some of their own. Not that some folk don't really dislike Apple. However, you seem to suggest that "big companies that serve their consumers and shareholders." should all be viewed equally.





cliffelam  ·  4342 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think that there are a lot of ethical companies out there that get caught up in peoples political, social, or "brand" issues and that "hating" a company is pretty futile. Seriously, if you have a well balanced mutual fund in your 401K then you probably have Monsanto stock in it.

So, yeah, I don't worry too much about Dish Network being a crappy place to work or GSK being a great place to work, or hating Apple or loving Google.

I save my corporate directed ire for companies that are unethical.

_XC

mk  ·  4342 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sure thing. Monsanto definitely qualifies in that department. Mind you, I'm not saying everything they do is unethical, but they have done enough to raise some ire.

cliffelam  ·  4342 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ok, I believe you. More than usual for a $12B company in an area where Congress has screwed up the market since the great depression?

-XC

mk  ·  4342 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No argument. IMO if we could kill the lobbying, Congress might not be so proactively stupid.

cliffelam  ·  4342 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I dunno, ever listened to Nancy Pelosi or Waters or Aiken?

I also note that people (not saying you) often want to "end lobbying" but don't view their own viewpoints expressed to representatives as lobbying. Thus the teachers union wants the NRA driven out and the Coal lobby wants the Sierra club muzzled. Just like when people want "externalities priced" they never want THEIR externalities priced.

-XC

mk  ·  4342 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I want to strip influence from them all. Lobbying should take place in the voting booth.