"Large corporations go hand in hand with higher employee wages, greater productivity, and greater success in the worldwide market place. " Source? Walmart, the largest private employer in the world, pays an average of $8.80/hr which is shit. McDonalds, which is #2 worldwide, pays $9.01 with a plan to increase to $10 this year. That too is shit that would not pay for even my car.
Also source for this: "I think it's pretty straightforward that what is beneficial towards the economy is helpful to the average person" No that is not straightforward.
I actually concede your point on the wages deal, at least for the easily-replaceable workers. The higher-ups (the people that I was mostly considering when I wrote that) have it much nicer, however, but that's a given for pretty much all businesses. I do maintain the last two statements.
If that's not straightforward, then why is the opposite straightforward? Or do you disagree that poor economic conditions = a harder life for the average Joe? It makes perfect sense to me, I'm just a little confused on how you see it. I'm saying that a good economy = better lives for the people. So, as I see it, you could say that what makes the economy better by extension makes life better.
"Large corporations go hand in hand with higher employee wages, greater productivity, and greater success in the worldwide market place. " Source? Walmart, the largest private employer in the world, pays an average of $8.80/hr which is shit. McDonalds, which is #2 worldwide, pays $9.01 with a plan to increase to $10 this year. That too is shit that would not pay for even my car.
Also source for this: "I think it's pretty straightforward that what is beneficial towards the economy is helpful to the average person" No that is not straightforward.
I actually concede your point on the wages deal, at least for the easily-replaceable workers. The higher-ups (the people that I was mostly considering when I wrote that) have it much nicer, however, but that's a given for pretty much all businesses. I do maintain the last two statements.
If that's not straightforward, then why is the opposite straightforward? Or do you disagree that poor economic conditions = a harder life for the average Joe? It makes perfect sense to me, I'm just a little confused on how you see it. I'm saying that a good economy = better lives for the people. So, as I see it, you could say that what makes the economy better by extension makes life better.