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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:22 PM Original message |
Just curious |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. Ben & Jerry's. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Didn't they get bought out by someone else? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Oh, no! |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. They were bought-out by Unilever. (NT) |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. They did; a big part of the sales contract required buyer to maintain Socially Responsible policies |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. Good to know that the founders had some stipulations |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. Not cynical, Capitalsim is unmitigated evil. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. How are you defining capitalism? |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
36. A method of production... |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 09:54 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. That's a bad definition, and relies on false assumptions. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-05-11 08:19 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. People choose to work for Capitalists? |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 04:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. to be fair, your way didn't work at all. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. History ain't over yet bucko. n/t |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm almost afraid to answer this |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I tried to be their customer but ATT held my LD hostage |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. I like Costco. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. Same here, they treat their employees well. |
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Howler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yep. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. Off the top of my head: Costco, Barnes and Noble, Woodman's grocery stores. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
10. Trust for what? To provide a product? Sure, plenty. To care about anything other than money? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
13. Apple. (NT) |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
14. Homer Laughlin China Co. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 04:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. HL is still family owned? That's wonderful! That's great stuff. |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. They also make least toxic glazes. No lead, for one. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
15. Mostly local/regional: Powell's Books, New Seasons Groceries, Rudy's Barber Shops... |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. I was contemplating that. I bet none of us will name a transnational corporation. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
16. Maybe if you started a company, you would expect people to |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
17. Cabot Cooperative (cheese) (NT) |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
18. CREDO ("Working Assets") |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Maybe things have changed, but... |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
19. None from me. |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
21. Costco and Progressive Insurance I like |
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LiberalLoner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
24. I've heard Wegman's treats their employees well. Maybe them? Dunno. n/t |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. wegmans rocks and is always in the top 5 best companies to work for list. this year they are three. |
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Newest Reality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
25. You can scratch Whole Foods |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
30. Southwest Airlines, the YMCA, Girl Scouts... |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. I was just going to say that a local butcher is a great company. (nt) |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
31. Kroger (UFCW) comes to mind. Also some gov't manufacturing contractors I've worked with |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
32. Define "corporation." The Girl Scouts are a corporation, so is Halliburton. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
33. No corporation can be trusted to do the right thing by defnition. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
38. tough to say. i use geico for my insurance for example. the few experiences i've |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Geico got into politics by firing voice-over actorwho criticised the so-called Tea Party |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
39. Corporation is a word that covers both huge and small organizations. |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
40. "Top Three" misses the point |
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vim876 (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-04-11 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
42. Yes. |
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