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In reply to the discussion: Capitalism is NOT a dirty word. [View all]Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)about companies who CHOOSE to do right by their workers, by their customers, and by their communities...NOT because they are FORCED to do so by draconian regulations, but because it's the right thing to do. Those companies who voluntarily choose to behave well should be extolled and shouted from the rooftops.
Because in this hyper-connected instantaneous Twitterverse, people can vote with their pocketbooks and immediately STOP doing business with an UNETHICAL company and LET THE WORLD KNOW when and why they are doing it, and publicly SWITCH to do business with a DECENT company and tell the world why as well. In a consumer-driven economy, the consumer has more power than she realizes.
Of course we still need common sense regulations and penalties for those companies who refuse to do what is right.
Speaking as a former Republican and now more in-between-Independent, I'll just say that there is a HUGE chunk of this country that you will NEVER persuade to vote for you, or your party, or your ideals if a major part of your platform is, "Capitalism sucks, corporations are bad, and we gotta end it all...but, um, we really don't have a clear alternative system."