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Originally Posted by marichiko
My point is that there does need to be SOME government oversight of mega-business concerns. The little guy has his hands tied while the multi-national conglomerates do as they please.
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This is the case sometimes, if only to save the idiots from themselves. Some will take notice while others will take on the classic Teenage Mentality "You aren't the boss of me! It's a free country, I can do what I want!" then promptly get themselves into trouble or worse.
But in terms of the littly guy vs the conglomos, it's all about money. The littley guy very...VERY rarely has the fincancial backing to stand toe to toe with a large company. Even if lots of little guys get together, the large company will more often than not still have the financial standing to keep those little guys from getting too rowdy. If the government gets involved, you can be sure that its attention will tip and sway with the passing of cash, be it for 'fines' or 'pay-outs' or 'special interests'. They have contingencies for the uncommon occasion a situation finds itself in the Court of Public Opinion too. Big companies have whole teams of people whose job it is to take blame and reallocate it, making the company seem more like a victim and largely at the whim of other factors. Shouldn't oughta be that way, but it is.