Quote Originally Posted by korrosive View Post
CRN,
Great post, thanks. I chose the word coop in hopes of avoiding a rancorous political discussion. There are some elements in the US who have been convinced by the bobbleheads of fox/talkradio that unions are evil, that when capital organizes it is beneficial and when labor organizes its wasteful. We're seeing the results of such a specious argument in our economy as i write. I consider myself a moderate, and believe that neither capital nor labor should be too powerful. Today we suffer because the pendulum has swung way too far toward capital to the detriment of workers AND the bankers. It's fine for the rich to be parasites, but its in no one's interest to kill the host

Ha, ha, Submarinepainter. With that avatar you should know the success of coops. The Vinalhaven boys--a well established fisherman's coop-- get the best price on the coast of Maine, bar none. Even the Atwoods won't piss them off; too many bugs at stake.
To avoid rancorous politcal discussion, dont put the Word China in your name, or work for a Chinese company. Too many people dont understand the Global economy and have a Cold War mentality. Stop shopping at Walmart if you hate China, because thats where all of their goods are made. Also, there is a great book by Fred J. Eddy called Land and Freedom from 1937 echoing some of your sentiments.



Costco and its CEO set a great example of how a corporation should be run and how workers should be treated.

Keep moving forward Korrosive and I thought your topic was thought-provoking and interesting.