The AAII Rochester Chapter presents...
"After the Elections, What’s Next? How Big Companies Quietly Got Laws Passed to Thwart Competitve Markets
(or how corporate executives live high on the hog without sharing in the tax burden)"
Discussed by:
David Cay Johnston
Pulitzer Prize–Winning Investigative Journalist; Columnist, Television Commentator, Reuters News; Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, College of Law, Syracuse University
While the mainstream media focused on politics and trivia, big companies have been quietly getting ancient legal principles removed from the law and regulations so they can escape the rigors of market competition, force you to pay them taxes that they pocket and take away your legal rights. Regulations allow dangerous, and hidden, industrial facilities that run under schools, parks and homes to operate with waivers from safety rules, despite repeated deadly explosions that point to the dangers. How one Fortune 500 business tried to jail an auditor who repeatedly caught them cheating and another asked a paralyzed man to die because his medical costs cut into its profits will also be discussed. Signal: danger. Other places where people congregate who are unaware of the dangers will be exposed. Are you concerned about the future of our society and feel powerless to do anything about it? Our speaker, David Cay Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter, will reveal insights and facts from his newest book, “The Fine Print,” (Portfolio Hardcover, 2012) the third in his series on hidden aspects of the American economy.
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 | Why market competition is a good thing and how big corporations are stifling it |
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| The effect that corporate arrogance has had on the Rochester area
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| How recent election results could impact the individual investor
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