tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post3523648641505740784..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: Not only is business good for society but so are bosses.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-24120814782752558512018-02-20T12:13:21.125+00:002018-02-20T12:13:21.125+00:00Thanks for that. In that quote, the word "neo...Thanks for that. In that quote, the word "neoliberal" is doing a lot of work. I don't claim that all bosses conform to that type. You've given a useful corrective to that. <br />I should stress that I was NOT taking a Marxist view when I wrote that, but a Smithian one: Marx did not believe that the evils of capitalism arose from the bad character of individual capitalists. Quite the opposite. He thought competition compelled even good men to exploit workers.<br />In this context, the example of Andy is an awkward one for free marketeers as well as Marxists: he could only afford to behave decently because competition was not grinding his profits down to the bear minimum.<br />I have in fact written in favour of genuine entrepreneurs (who are only a subset of bosses), and believe doing so is compatible with a form of Marxism, eg here:<br />http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2017/08/entrepreneurial-marxism.html<br /><br /> chrishttp://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-53921132643188293912018-02-19T15:39:17.906+00:002018-02-19T15:39:17.906+00:00And then there's Sir Philip Green, whose Monac...And then there's Sir Philip Green, whose Monaco-resident wife apparently owned it all, who thus avoids UK taxes, then off-loads his sinking ship for a token £1 to a complete bandit, having let the pension fund for thousands of his loyal employees wither on the vine . . . <br /><br />I'm no Commie, but one Philip Green does more harm to the reputation of enterprise than a countryful of your quietly-honourable 'Andy' types.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-41676513393692624992018-02-18T15:42:50.121+00:002018-02-18T15:42:50.121+00:00The Left project. They accuse others of being nast...The Left project. They accuse others of being nasty people, because they know deep down thats what they'd be like if they were the one with the power, but don't want to admit it to themselves. Hence why a Lefty boss is far worse to work for than a 'nasty' right wing one. When they actually get the chance of some power they abuse it (cf. Oxfam and their 'humanitarian aid workers' behaviour)Sobershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11407417389022146963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-31821620307107796492018-02-18T13:19:55.662+00:002018-02-18T13:19:55.662+00:00The silly buggers tend to forget who creates the j...The silly buggers tend to forget who creates the jobs, that pays the tax, that funds their fantasy political wet dreams. Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930933995701101767noreply@blogger.com