Corporate Social Responsibility: What Would Reagan Do?

[Terri]

By Tom Borelli
September 12, 2007

"A Time for Choosing", the celebrated nomination address by Ronald Reagan supporting Barry Goldwater for president in 1964, included a strong message about the dangers of appeasing the Soviet Union:

Admittedly there is a risk in any course we follow ... but every lesson in history tells us that the greater risk lies in appeasement, and this is the specter our well-meaning liberal friends refuse to face--that their policy of accommodation is appeasement, and it gives no choice between peace and war, only between fight and surrender. If we continue to accommodate, continue to back and retreat, eventually we have to face the final demand--the ultimatum.

Thankfully, President Reagan understood the dangers of appeasement and executed an aggressive strategy to confront the Soviet Union.

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[Billary2004]

I agree with Borelli to an extent. Yes, the choices that CEOs are making today will eventually lead to the demise of their company and eventually our free market system. Nevertheless, the CEO and everyone beneath him/her is not concerned with long term effects. Mega corporations are more than happy to level rules and regulations against themselves because 1) they have the money to invest in finding ways around the rules 2) the rules and regulations destroy start ups from ever becoming competition. Hence, everyone in the company is happy to promote more regulations while believing that this is the only way to make money.

I'm extremely pro business, but abhor corporate welfare. The only way we can hope to bring companies back to this country and allow the best and brightest to thrive is to eliminate the IRS. Only then will we see what groups and people are truly benevolent......and I bet only religious organizations will help others, regardless of the fact that there are no tax benefits. There won't be any more DiCaprio fighting for the environment or Clooney narratives about Darfur. No more tax money for Ford to invest in alt fuel cars. The market will decide what is necessary.

[myownthinker]

I agree that americans want their SUV's. And they should be able to buy them. I used to own one. If you can afford the gas then I believe you should drive whatever you want.
I also truly believe as do many I know that auto manufacturers could make more fuel efficient vehicles. They choose not to because heck the oil companies wont make as much money. I would bet my life that big oil clamors to not make more efficient cars. Thats why many people are switching to foreign vehicles. They are alot more fuel efficient.
The american people arent going to defeat the big oil / auto manufacturers. In fact we are at their mercy so we simply pay their vastly inflated prices so the CEO's can sit back and laugh at us.
Getting rid of the IRS would be a good start. Second, if the IRS goes away, dont let any traitorous company that fled overseas to come back. They are not welcome here.

[schillerbjr]

Free enterprise trumps the Stalinist/Marxist model proposed by "today's" Democrat Party!!

[RealDeal]

Second, if the IRS goes away, dont let any traitorous company that fled overseas to come back. They are not welcome here.

Who betrayed who though MOT? did this country betray the corps or vice versa?