Corporations are making decisions -- and withholding information
-- about Y2K that could have a dramatic effect on the lives of
millions of people. They have the power to do very great good
or very great harm. Y2K provides an opportunity for them to demonstrate
that they are, in fact, good citizens of local, national and global
communities.
If, however, they demonstrate that they are interested in personal
or corporate gain at public expense, then (since this is a democracy,
right?) they need to be answerable to the communities which they
have damaged. Why should we be able to re-call politicians that
damage us and not re-call the charters of corporations that have
damaged us?
A little over a century ago, corporate charters were often withdrawn
when a company proved itself willing to damage the common good.
Times have changed. But there is a movement afoot to reclaim the
right of communities and states to issue and withdraw corporate
charters. It would behoove more of us to become more familiar
with this activity. Perhaps some of us would want to support it...
Rather than fight a losing battle against the harms one by one, the California Attorney General has legal authority to ask a court to dissolve a company by revoking its corporate charter. -- National Organization for Women
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