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Chris DeMuth Jr's avatar

The whole concept of "stakeholder" is really anathema to private property. It is the group of people that want to use someone else's balance sheet for their political agendas. Fine to have political agendas, but if people really care about them, then they should pay themselves.

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Joachim Klement's avatar

So you are saying once I own something, I can do whatever I want with it? If I own a car I can just run people over and kill them with it? If I own a factory, I can just pollute the nearby rivers and lakes with poisonous spillage and make people sick? That, quite frankly, is absolute nonsense. Just because you are a shareholder or owner of private property you cannot do what you want with it.

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Chris DeMuth Jr's avatar

Not what I’m saying at all; of course all other laws apply, but the duty is to the owners, so beyond basic contractual and legal obligations.

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Joachim Klement's avatar

Oh sorry, I misunderstood. And agree with your view in that case :-)

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