Political Factoid
Grand Overarching Plan
(Ruining the Nation like a Corporation)
1. |
Install an experienced business-savy CEO as the chief executive.
| Experience as a vulture capitalist would be an asset
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2. |
Scuttle the lowest revenue producing units. |
States that take more federal tax money than they give back in federal taxes (i.e., most red states)
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3. |
Abandon health care and pension benefits for workers. |
After management has raided the pension funds reserves
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4. |
Lay off as many workers as possible. |
Especially those who are least likely to get comparable paying jobs elsewhere
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5. |
Dispose of valuable assets by transferring ownership to associate organizations. |
E.g., transfer gas, oil, coal and other mineral rights to private corporations
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6. |
Pay ridiculously large executive bonuses. |
With permanent lifetime benefits
cf. |
517,
4401,
1774,
8006,
1980,
2290,
3434,
3581,
3652,
3909,
6529,
7088,
7290
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7. |
Install policies and rules to maintain control. |
Poison pills and voter restrictions
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8. |
Maintain massive watch on your opponents. |
Never compromise with them
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9. |
Run up massive debt. |
Normal practice for corporate raiders
cf. |
7945,
362,
989,
3896,
1423,
5763,
1606,
2904,
3788,
5419,
1576,
2115,
105,
76,
961,
2183,
2563,
3103,
6066
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10. |
Eliminate debt by declaring bankruptcy. |
Standard procedure for corporations
cf. |
3652,
8474,
5542,
4397,
213,
1349,
1562,
1791,
2396,
2634,
2673,
2691,
3648,
3648,
3806,
3807,
5040
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