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How have made America like the USSR

How have made America like the USSR The great power struggle of the 20 th century Communism vs “ free market ” Corporatism T he economics of the “free market” system allowed for Multinational Corporations to amass great wealth and thus power. Corp orat ions.

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How have made America like the USSR

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  1. How have made America like the USSR The great power struggle of the 20th century Communismvs “free market” Corporatism The economics of the “free market” system allowed for Multinational Corporations to amass great wealth and thus power. Corporations

  2. As of 2009… Wal-Mart Stores, had revenues exceeding the respective GDPs of 174 countries[i]including Sweden, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela employed over 2 million people, more than the entire population of Qatar. If it was a country, it would be the 22nd largest in the world. Shell has bigger revenues than the combined GDPs of Pakistan and Bangladesh, the sixth and seventh most populous nations in the world, together home to 350 million people. Sinopec > Singapore. insurer AXA > Nigeria. Ford > New Zealand.

  3. ExxonMobil – $486 billion – 27th Shell – $470 billion – 28th Walmart -$446 billion – 29th BP – $386 billion – 31st Vitol - $297 billion – 40th Sinopec - $273 billion - 43rd Chevron - $253 billion – 47th Conoco-Phillips - $251 billion – 48th Samsung - $247 billion – 49th Toyota - $235 billion - not in top 50  Notice a pattern in What companies are in the Top 10 in terms of revenue?

  4. Reduction of Choice In the 70’s American retail was dominated by “mom and pop” shops. Now corporations control the variety of goods on their shelves, in stores nationwide. From clothes to food to media, if “walmart” doesn’t want to carry it you will have trouble finding the funds to produce your product.

  5. Healthcare Before: Majority of Doctors grouped together (less than 20) to form an independent practice this allowed leeway (freedom) to choose how patients are cared for without being second guessed Now: 2/3 of doctors don’t own their own practice now due to large administrative cost of dealing with insurance companies, now they are salaried employees of a large corporate entity pressure to shorten visits, rack up billable hours and stick to narrow protocols of accepted treatment Insurers second guess every doctor order All information on new drugs and treatment is co-opted ( through funding or lack there of ) to ensure doctors do not get bad information on profitable drugs THIS UNDERMINES EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE for corporate driven medicine we do not have a free or independent system, one where patients and doctors are at liberty to make appropriate decisions without interference (much of it from people who are not even MD’s)

  6. Testing not Teaching Communist education was criticized for rote learning – no discussion, no critical thinking skills, all aimed at preparing students for high stakes testing, that would determine their place in society. We want education which advocates critical thinking creativity personal choice future professional choice And…???

  7. Additional Examples • Modern home designs? • Food supply? • Voting system ? • Privatized and Militarized Law Enforcement? • And …Forced labor Camps? • Who should step in to dictate which corporations continue to grow or which ones “die”? • Government ? The Court System? Other Corporations? OR WHOEVER? • Who should step in? • How should they step in? • Why is this way the best?

  8. THE BULK OF YOUR ESSAY The bulk of your essay should be on answering question 1. Do you agree or disagree that corporations are like the soviet union and making our freedoms more like that of communist countries. (use the big 3 of healthcare, education, and choice, or the bulleted extra points, or to be more unique use some of your own examples! *better grade*) Next big point is going to be if you agree, whom should step in to fix this problem and why do you think this is the best way. Then address the law that guides most all corporate behavior. Corporations number one goal is to maximize their profit, this comes above all else, this is how they should make all decisions. Finally if you have a small business what would it be like if a corporation made you go bankrupt.

  9. Essay Format Minimum length you must FILL 4 PAGES OR YOU GET A ZERO! You must answer all 4 questions (please write your paper in order of the questions) 12 pt font, double spaced, PUT ALL TITLE INFORMATION IN A HEADER DO NOT USE MLA FORMATTING FOR THE TITLE WHICH TAKES UP HALF A PAGE! All margins on the essay should be one inch. Printed and handed in ON MONDAY DECEMBER 2! www.daviseric.com Click Jurupa Hills High School page, and you can download the article & questions, or this powerpoint.

  10. Who should step in to dictate which corporations continue to grow or which ones “die”? • Government ? The Court System? Other Corporations? OR WHOEVER? • Who should step in? • How should they step in? • Why is this way the best?

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