How Capitalism works

Martin said, in another topic:

That’s how capitalism works, right?

I, personally, would define Capitalism as follows:

Making the greatest amount of money using any method possible within the scope of existing legislation (and even that is open to influence depending on how much lobby pressure / donations / outright funding / lawyers the company puts onto the case – witness the ever-increasing durations for copyright in the US, and over in the UK the plans for the Berne-busting “orphaned works” landgrab).

As part of the Capitalist ethos, one is free to boycott whoever you like. However given that the global economy is in pitiful shape, and not only are most of the people responsible still in employment but are also busy telling us what we are doing wrong (passing the buck, SuperSize); frankly I wouldn’t imagine such a boycott to get very far.

But, hey, if it makes the person feel better, go for it.

The amusing irony is that David originally wrote (redacted):

neither mention XXXX, another XXXXXXXXX.

If it can be demonstrated that sufficient people know exactly who this is referring to (the four letter word starting with a small ‘e’ was easy, I didn’t get the rain forests one though), this could be libel if said company is operating within the scope of the law (even if you would describe such activity as “tax dodging”, there’s a big difference between outright lying and just using the legislation to one’s advantage).
And, as Lord McAlpine has demonstrated, mindlessly retweeting an untruth (regardless of whether or not you believed it or its source) can count as if you said it yourself, which is why I’ve put a bunch of X’s in the above quote. Stuff posted on the Internet has a habit of lingering forever, except for the stuff you’re specifically looking for…

My first thought for XXXXXX rain forest was The Crystal rain forest and wondering who this company Crystal was!

this could be libel if said company is operating within the scope of the law

Fortunately for anyone posting on this forum, I suspect the bad publicity the said company would inevitably get from pursuing a libel claim against an individual would far outweigh the damages they might be awarded, so simple capitalism probably protects David from any trouble….

See here:
We must crack down on the tax avoiders
http://tinyurl.com/cmnoyqn