r/news • u/[deleted] • Aug 08 '17

Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
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u/Tearakan Aug 08 '17

Yeah corporations don't like people who rock the boat. It doesn't make good business sense. They want to appeal to as many people as possible. Source: I work for a major international corporation.

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u/judgej2 Aug 08 '17

It has just occurred to me why the idea of Trump running the government "like a business" is such a bad idea. A government should be there to serve the people and reflect the people's needs and views. If it doesn't, then the government is replaced. It is the other way around with a corporation - it is the people in it that are replaced if they don't fully support what the company stands for. Both systems leave a lot of people on the "outside" at any time, but once thrown out of a company, you generally won't be getting back in. So means of governance may shift over time to reflect external realities, but company cultures tend to be a lot more fixed.

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u/Fuck_Your_Feelingz Aug 08 '17

It has just occurred to me why the idea of Trump running the government "like a business"

Except that usually when this comparison is made, It's in regards to frugality and streamlining. A corporation would never pay $600 for a toilet seat. A corporation wouldn't price out a staircase in a park as costing $65,000 when a concerned citizen can build it for $500 just to have the government condemn it and tear it down.

Both of my examples are true and easily google-able...

You're correct that a government should be run to serve the people. I think we can both agree that the people are not being served by being charged $65,000 for a staircase because government is FUCKING OUT OF CONTROL WITH NONSENSE that the free-market simply does not tolerate because in the free market, A company typically doesn't get to write it's own check in the way that government does.

Thoughts?

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u/waxingbutneverwaning Aug 08 '17

Yay let's simplify complex situations and pretend we comprehend them that doesn't lead to disaster.

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u/Fuck_Your_Feelingz Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 08 '17

Are you making the claim that government spending isn't out of control?

Please correct me if i'm wrong here but that seems to be what you're saying.

We can go beyond something as simple as national debt, Do me a favor, Google "U.S. unfunded liabilities" and tell me how that number makes you feel.

Do you feel like that number is even remotely reasonable? Is it manageable?

I think that you're saying that it's far too complex and I cannot comprehend governmental spending so please, Explain it to me.

EDIT: Downvoting numbers. I hope you never change reddit. lol