Corporations have often
been compared to blood sucking insects, vampires and much more over the years.
Corporations which are seen as a dominating market in the society, hungry for
money are ridiculed and belittled over their selfishness. Can they be compared
to the government that acts in the same manner though? Does the government act
in that same manner in your opinion? Or is it worse than corporations itself?
One such article seems to think so, combating a previous article
written about Corporations being vampires who get powerful over the years
by feeding on the society. The argument article states that the real vampire is the government, and not the
corporations, which to the reader seems debatable. The article appeared as an
opinion to the previous article intending to target the audience that read the
initial article and agreed with it, and also in answer to the original author’s
claims.
The argument established targets several points in the original article. Firstly the original article author French, describes corporations as individuals that get older but never die, in counter argument Greg who has provided his opinion on the topic in the article we are critiquing states that corporations die every day but it is the government that never dies.
The second fact stated illustrates how French’s argument that corporations get richer every day is combated with the government feeding on tax dollars from the society. The power of the corporations is then further compared to the governments dictating of personal lives.
Furthermore the last point stated in the article targets French’s original comment that Corporations buy the protection of officials through corruption, for which Greg has argued that what elected official in the government hasn't used this tactic?
Through all these points, Greg argues that through this the Government sucks the life, opportunities and freedom of the society whereas corporations at least provide jobs and that no one is forced to work for them. He further states that the government does not provides jobs, and further exercises their control on the society which limits the society from making decisions on healthcare and such topics.
Throughout the article written by Greg, there are many assumptions that are presented. Such as his statement that government does not provide jobs, there are many government jobs that are available that do indeed benefit the society. Another assumption made is that corporations don’t force people to work for them unlike the government, but how can one determine that? There is just as much politics in corporations as there is in the government. Therefore that is a baseless accusation to differentiate the two. Furthermore, yes the government exercises control, but then again it is necessary in order to help the society, opinion on issues such as healthcare is asked to be provided when improvement regulations are to be enforced which I feel is sufficient enough.
I fail to agree with Greg based on the points that he has presented in counter argument to the original article. Yes the government has its flaws but they cannot be compared to vampires who suck the society dry. In fact the government has been put into place in order to help the society flourish. One cannot disregard that corporations do contribute to the wealth of the society but that too in a selfish manner through monopoly in markets which can be used as a counter argument to Greg’s claims. When making these assumptions the author’s credibility lacks and in order to make it stronger he will perhaps have to support it through historical facts which would further convince the audience based on his comments. It is really a matter of choice for the audience reading through this blog to decide what side they choose. Given Corporate or Government, I chose Government what about you?
The argument established targets several points in the original article. Firstly the original article author French, describes corporations as individuals that get older but never die, in counter argument Greg who has provided his opinion on the topic in the article we are critiquing states that corporations die every day but it is the government that never dies.
The second fact stated illustrates how French’s argument that corporations get richer every day is combated with the government feeding on tax dollars from the society. The power of the corporations is then further compared to the governments dictating of personal lives.
Furthermore the last point stated in the article targets French’s original comment that Corporations buy the protection of officials through corruption, for which Greg has argued that what elected official in the government hasn't used this tactic?
Through all these points, Greg argues that through this the Government sucks the life, opportunities and freedom of the society whereas corporations at least provide jobs and that no one is forced to work for them. He further states that the government does not provides jobs, and further exercises their control on the society which limits the society from making decisions on healthcare and such topics.
Throughout the article written by Greg, there are many assumptions that are presented. Such as his statement that government does not provide jobs, there are many government jobs that are available that do indeed benefit the society. Another assumption made is that corporations don’t force people to work for them unlike the government, but how can one determine that? There is just as much politics in corporations as there is in the government. Therefore that is a baseless accusation to differentiate the two. Furthermore, yes the government exercises control, but then again it is necessary in order to help the society, opinion on issues such as healthcare is asked to be provided when improvement regulations are to be enforced which I feel is sufficient enough.
I fail to agree with Greg based on the points that he has presented in counter argument to the original article. Yes the government has its flaws but they cannot be compared to vampires who suck the society dry. In fact the government has been put into place in order to help the society flourish. One cannot disregard that corporations do contribute to the wealth of the society but that too in a selfish manner through monopoly in markets which can be used as a counter argument to Greg’s claims. When making these assumptions the author’s credibility lacks and in order to make it stronger he will perhaps have to support it through historical facts which would further convince the audience based on his comments. It is really a matter of choice for the audience reading through this blog to decide what side they choose. Given Corporate or Government, I chose Government what about you?
To read the original article being combated, read here: http://letterstotheeditorblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/like-vampires-corporations-keep-getting-more-powerful-every-year.html/
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