What do almost all really big corperations have in common? They seem to get big on the backs of ordinary folks. GM isn't making enough profit? Shut down Flint, Michigan and move the jobs to Mexico. (But don't take any workers, after all, we can get them cheaper there!) MAC Tools wants to cut out the distributors and make more money? Just start changing the rules for accounts, quit delivering merchandise, remove any dealer support, and leave the distributors to twist in the wind. Or, how about the banks? Every Canadian tightening their belts while these hateful bastards reap record profits. Telling us that cash is bad, then charging us a buck every time we use our bank cards.

Where will it end? Where is Nader, Earth First, The Sierra club, and the rest of the bandwagon regulars?

And really, why do we put up with it? So that we can strive to be one of the few that'll die rich?

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