Comments on: Those Short-Term, Quarterly Focused Corporations

By: bbartlog

bbartlog — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:10:22 +0000

Yes, this is where 'The Lorax' falls apart as an environmentalist critique of capitalism. The pollution and environmental degradation in pursuit of profit are plausible, but would the Onceler (who is apparently a very clever fellow) *really* chop down the last Truffula Tree? I think not.

By: bbartlog

bbartlog — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:10:14 +0000

By: bbartlog

bbartlog — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:09:39 +0000

By: Solar Lad

Solar Lad — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:25:26 +0000

Also, I was amused to read, according to Forbes magazine, that McCain has said: "I'm very angry at the oil companies, not only because of the obscene profits they make but for the failure to invest in alternative forms of energy. It's an abrogation of their responsibility as citizens."

If it's the duty of American citizens to invest in alternative forms of energy, or by extension, to conserve energy usage instead, then almost EVERY U.S. citizen has abrogated that responsibility - not least those in the U.S. Senate, which McCain has called home for nearly a generation.

By: Solar Lad

Solar Lad — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:46:34 +0000

By the standards of that one sentence, it should ALSO make no sense to drill off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana - and yet somehow private industry and the state gov'ts are all for it...

Funny, that.

Plus, Obama is badly misinformed if he believes that the U.S. have only 3% of global oil resources.