Most def marketing. It´s fun, but it´s still frustrating that they try to calculate everything like you can figure out how a TV-ad will change your company´s image five years from now and how freaking short-sighted these companies really are. Honestly, I had a class and the teacher said that if the company doesn´t have a high rate of return, it shouldn´t exist. I mean if this ish is being taught at school, how the hell is the mentality in the companies?
An interesting subject indeed, also have it right now
He does have a point that it's bad, but no one should prevent a company's existence if they got profit, imho, that is so anti liberal that it's mad.
Also some companies need some years to get started, for example it might take 10 years before they start to earn seriously.
I like freedom, people should be able to do whatever they want, as long you protect the weak in society and have ethical laws, freedom, free hospital/health care, equal rights etc. and still a fully working liberal company system.
As long companies can't abuse people or banks putting insane interests, sc**w our world with financial crisis though. They do need some restrictions
This is how we do it in northern Europe, the best system in the world if you ask me. Although our taxes could be a bit lower ^_^
It's a bit funny when Americans think we got a communistic system though, just because we got free health care O.o honestly, spend less money on war and dominance, and even just a little tax can give people free health care.
No offence meant, but one should care for the weak... Go Obama :3 (although he failed in some other areas).
Back on track...
...a teacher saying that? honestly, I would fire him on the spot... any company having profit is beneficial to society, if they got too high cost, then they will just loose to their competitors when they lower their prices
Simple as that, don't want a fully controlled market
Now if a company has red numbers on the bottom line, then we're talking about something else entirely, these companies are bad for society : /