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No our government would find other ways to blow our money.
#3 If you can believe it, the U.S. government has spent $175,587 “to determine if cocaine makes Japanese quail engage in sexually risky behavior”.
http://endoftheamericandream.com/arc...nding-money-on
That is sad. Unlike many in this thread and on this board. I do not blame the government. Companies have been shipping jobs over seas for years. Why? Usually because the can pay there employees less and pocket more money.
Its all a greed factor at the end of the day.
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Its greed to want your company to profit the best it can?
Or own stock in any companies? They have had to come up with new ways to show continuing growth and profitability in order to push stock prices etc.
If its at the cost of American jobs? Most would say yes.
There is often a overlooked element in a lot of these threads and its called morality. While some could argue that there is nothing wrong with wanting your company to make as much profit as possible there is a moral approach that generally yields more stability and longevity. Part of the reason so many companies fail is because of their practices. Period, and while most of these people would blame it on something else (because they dont either know how to or want to except responsibility) it generally is their own fault. For what its worth, "greed" is probably more responsible for companies failures than any other element.
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1999 DR650SE
Actually I dont. fucker.
I pay more to keep as many things local as possible, that and to meet my own quality standards. Im not cheap. Im not looking to make the most amount of money that I can make. I want sound businesses that are built the correct way. I dont cut corners and purposely take the harder paths sometimes knowing that the company is rewarded by stability.
You of all people.... You have an eye for quality and probably own more "things" that are made by people that feel the same way I do about running companies so that their product is the best it can be. To me that the most important part of my companies. Second is service.
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1999 DR650SE
Wheres my popcorn.
Just happened to be on the thread still....
Its absolutely if frustrating. How can you argue with someone that wants to spend less for the same thing? You cant, they simply dont get it. More than anything I get good value with the products that I buy and who I buy them from. Meaning that I definitely get my moneys worth if there is a problem or I need to make changes, but I insist on only working (generally speaking) with other companies that work the same way I do. Essentially I am paying more to save time on problems 1 not happening in the first place and 2 after they happen them just being resolved instantly.
I dont expect many people to understand but its not hard to see who owns good companies that genuinely care about its customers vs. companies that only care about money. The funny thing is the ones that are run correctly end up being around longer and in the long run make more and are worth more.
One more thought... Not all but a good chunk of the guys that you see with their Ferraris and big houses have figured out how to make the system work for them in the short term but if there ever came a day to sell their company are they had a serious audit it would be obvious that they have only been running their company incorrectly for personal gain.
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