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I believe the mistake that
a lot of people make

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when they think
about corporations

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is they think you know
corporations are like us.

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General Electric is a kind
old man with lots of stories.

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Nike young energetic.
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Microsoft aggressive
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McDonald's young
outgoing enthusiastic

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Monsanto immaculately dressed
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Disney goofy.
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The Body Shop
um deceptive

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very lovely.
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Do you know what the
body shop is?

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Nope.
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They have feelings
they have politics

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they have belief systems
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they really only
have one thing

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the bottom line
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How to make as much
money as they can

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in any given quarter.
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That's it.
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Of course they
make a profit

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and it's a good thing.
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That's the incentive that
makes capitalism work.

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To give us more
of the things that wanted.

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That’s the incentive that
other economic systems lack.

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People accuse
us of only paying attention

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to the economic leg
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because they think
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that’s what a business
persons mind set is

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it's just money.
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And it's not so
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because we as
business people

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know that wanted to certainly
address the environment

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but also wanted to be seen as
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constructive members
of society.

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There are companies that do
good for the communities.

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They produce
services and goods

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that are of value to all of us
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that make our
lives better

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and that's a good thing.
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The problem comes in in
the profit motivation here

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because these people
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there’s no such
thing as enough.

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And I always
counterpoint out

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there’s no organization
on this planet

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that can neglect
its economic foundation.


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