That's the core of the matter right there.
Until Galbraith came along, most corporations, especially of the American variety, were in business to make profits on the production and sale of goods and services of some kind. Galbraith informed them that that was old-fashioned.
Many of the corporations are doing business on the mainland for one reason, and one reason alone—it is the only and easiest way they can think of to make larger profit margins, almost exclusively by taking advantage of the cheap labor in production for export.
The prospect of a huge mainland domestic market for consumer goods is mainly an illusion. Some of the corporations doing business there know it. Others perhaps do not—yet. In and of itself, there is nothing wrong with profit. Contra Galbraith, that is the whole point of being in business.
But as you say, they have a very manipulative, political, and subversive silent partner, the CCP, which is desperately interested in much more than current bottom lines—indeed, in some important ways and over the long term their main interest is not bottom lines at all.
This is, however, only part a small part of the problem in my opinion The real threats are the irresistibly appetizing, but mostly false, financial and banking carrots, which are at the heart of the pyramid scheme and which translate into direct and indirect foreign political and military leverage for the CCP.
If it looks too good to be true, it probably isn't—true, that is.
In any case, one surefire way to make a small fortune applies also to overexuberant investment in the CCP-controlled mainland enterprises.
Start out with a big one.
Best regards. S&W R.I.P.
"Commonwealth," my ears.
Best regards. S&W R.I.P.
The prospect of a huge mainland domestic market for consumer goods is mainly an illusion. Some of the corporations doing business there know it. Others perhaps do not—yet. In and of itself, there is nothing wrong with profit. Contra Galbraith, that is the whole point of being in business.
But as you say, they have a very manipulative, political, and subversive silent partner, the CCP, which is desperately interested in much more than current bottom lines—indeed, in some important ways and over the long term their main interest is not bottom lines at all.
This is, however, only part a small part of the problem in my opinion The real threats are the irresistibly appetizing, but mostly false, financial and banking carrots, which are at the heart of the pyramid scheme and which translate into direct and indirect foreign political and military leverage for the CCP.
Hop, You just educated many people on the whole crux of the entire situation...mega bump. Excellent.