Big Coprorations, Evil or Legit?!
I was home for spring break. I wanted to hang out with one of my close friends Audrey. She is an extreme Democrat but I love her none the less haha. So I pick her up from her college and we start driving into the town to find a place to get a good coffee or what not. I pass a Starbucks and I am like "lets stop there!," and she is like "no, not starbucks..I do not like how starbucks is a big monopoly.. lets go to this other place called the muddy cup.. I like to support mom and pop stores!" Fair enough, it doesnt hurt to try something new every now and then, so we go there. IT was really nice, good coffee, good food, really nice and cozy.
So then we started talking about politics and it went on and on. And then I got thinking about something.......so I tell her "this is a very nice place!" Then I proceed to ask her "do you think this place will grow, become more successful?" She is like "yeah, it might, who knows?" Then I ask "so do you think it should grow, larger and larger into a chain so more people can enjoy it?" she is like "yeah sure why not!?"
Fair enough, then I ask her "okay, say it gained a large franchise, and there was one in every state, not only every state, but every 3 blocks of any medium sized town, wouldnt that be awesome?" shes like "yeah that would be awesome!"
SO THEN....I am like "so then why don't you appreciate starbucks, because that is exactly what I described,,from the beginning!!***
Simply put, people hate on big coprorations because they are "greedy or evil and corrupted" right? Not quite, because if you think about it, MOST big corporations started out as a mom and pop store. However, because of a wonderful thing called capitalism -- they were able to grow and grow and get to the point of success where they are today. That is the beauty of our society. So I really don't understand why many certain individuals are phobic of large corporations. All that does is undermine the beauty of capitalism and the mechanism for success that our country offers! We have to stop gaining these socialist tendancies and realize that it is better for our country as a whole to have large corporations than "sharing the wealth" amongst many mom and pop stores. I love mom and pop stores, do not get me wrong. But large corporations is a major factor contributing to our economy. If a mom and pop store is angry that the big walmart, Starbucks, or McDonalds is stealing their business, they should look at it as an opportunity! Better yourselves, make yourself better, compete hard and earn more of a profit. If you have many small to medium sized corporations competing, they work harder, and produce more for our society!
So in conclusion, people might think that socialist thinking is altruistic or better for people; but in reality it is what it is, socialist - a very bad idea. Socialism hurts a society in the long run and is exactly opposite of what this country was founded and designed for. There are many problems with capitalism I will admit, but it is simply the better of two, or many evils and simply the most practical economic system for the most amount of people.
So then we started talking about politics and it went on and on. And then I got thinking about something.......so I tell her "this is a very nice place!" Then I proceed to ask her "do you think this place will grow, become more successful?" She is like "yeah, it might, who knows?" Then I ask "so do you think it should grow, larger and larger into a chain so more people can enjoy it?" she is like "yeah sure why not!?"
Fair enough, then I ask her "okay, say it gained a large franchise, and there was one in every state, not only every state, but every 3 blocks of any medium sized town, wouldnt that be awesome?" shes like "yeah that would be awesome!"
SO THEN....I am like "so then why don't you appreciate starbucks, because that is exactly what I described,,from the beginning!!***
Simply put, people hate on big coprorations because they are "greedy or evil and corrupted" right? Not quite, because if you think about it, MOST big corporations started out as a mom and pop store. However, because of a wonderful thing called capitalism -- they were able to grow and grow and get to the point of success where they are today. That is the beauty of our society. So I really don't understand why many certain individuals are phobic of large corporations. All that does is undermine the beauty of capitalism and the mechanism for success that our country offers! We have to stop gaining these socialist tendancies and realize that it is better for our country as a whole to have large corporations than "sharing the wealth" amongst many mom and pop stores. I love mom and pop stores, do not get me wrong. But large corporations is a major factor contributing to our economy. If a mom and pop store is angry that the big walmart, Starbucks, or McDonalds is stealing their business, they should look at it as an opportunity! Better yourselves, make yourself better, compete hard and earn more of a profit. If you have many small to medium sized corporations competing, they work harder, and produce more for our society!
So in conclusion, people might think that socialist thinking is altruistic or better for people; but in reality it is what it is, socialist - a very bad idea. Socialism hurts a society in the long run and is exactly opposite of what this country was founded and designed for. There are many problems with capitalism I will admit, but it is simply the better of two, or many evils and simply the most practical economic system for the most amount of people.