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In reply to the discussion: Well Knock Me Over With A Feather... 'Apple, Amazon Downgraded 'On Moral And Ethical Grounds' - CNBC [View all]WillyT
(72,631 posts)34. Great Point... Maybe He's "Evolving" Like Our President... Yet...
While Moas said there are dozens (if not hundreds) of companies he would like to blacklist, he singled out just three in the report, noting that he planned to speak his mind even if it resulted in the destruction of his business.
"Philip Morris has the black lungs and blood of 500,000,000 people on their hands," he wrote, acknowledging that his email was controversial and would upset many.
"I recently read something about Amazon and how much pressure is on their employees and at the same time Jeff Bezos with his obscene net worth of $27 bln was on his yacht in the Galapagos Islands. $27 bln and this man is not treating his workers fairly? It boggles the mind," Moas wrote.
"Philip Morris has the black lungs and blood of 500,000,000 people on their hands," he wrote, acknowledging that his email was controversial and would upset many.
"I recently read something about Amazon and how much pressure is on their employees and at the same time Jeff Bezos with his obscene net worth of $27 bln was on his yacht in the Galapagos Islands. $27 bln and this man is not treating his workers fairly? It boggles the mind," Moas wrote.
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Well Knock Me Over With A Feather... 'Apple, Amazon Downgraded 'On Moral And Ethical Grounds' - CNBC [View all]
WillyT
Jan 2014
OP
"On moral and ethical grounds?..Unbelievably good news...Perhaps even Hell has frozen over!!
whathehell
Jan 2014
#2
I Hear Ya... But Now We Know, There's At Least One Person On Wall Street With A Conscience...
WillyT
Jan 2014
#8
Indeed. It is where the rubber meets the road in terms of modern liberalsim.
raouldukelives
Jan 2014
#58
He is now! He has done something extraordinary and something a majority of the people will agree
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#38
Nah. But analyst ratings don't move stocks unless it is a well known analyst. nt
Lucky Luciano
Jan 2014
#24
Well now that the world knows this man has some ethics and morality, his firm may well be about to
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#41
Why, what do you know about his work? We know he has a conscience, and that's a BIG thing
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#46
He was a great salesman and his deficit in humanity fits the model perfectly.
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2014
#42
Interesting that Samsung invests in Ronnie Moas's company's charitable foundations...
berni_mccoy
Jan 2014
#33