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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
I think what people want is for comapnies in the US and Europe to act in the employees best interest and not worry about profit.
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I think people expect their governments to regulate against the more extreme behavior of companies not in the interests of the society they depend on for their profits.
I suppose the problems with companies like Amazon is that their relationship to the markets they depend on has become almost entirely parasitic. In years gone by, companies employed people and paid them living-wages and pensions. Their relationship to society was more symbiotic.
Of course, many private companies will try to extract as much profit as they can, which starts a trend. It is up to governments to stop that kind of behavior. There is no reason that they cannot. Thee companies depend on the society. Take Amazon. If they are misbehaving (as they clearly are), then regulate them out of that country. They will no longer have access to the market and will lose that money. Other companies more willing to offer better terms to the society will emerge and take their place.