Corporate greed and disregard for the value of life (in multiple forms) and limb continue to amaze me, although after seeing examples like this and this, I tend to be more and more (cynically) accepting of them. Lambert's suggestion is an interesting one, albeit highly unlikely.
As long as the only accountability that matters is that of the board's concern with the amount of black ink on the balance sheet, matters such as the impact that the products have on the customers or the criteria on which who the customers are will fall by the wayside.
The ramifications on the health (physical and spiritual) of the individuals behind these sort of policies are frightening to contemplate for me. I can see how someone who has known nothing but wealth and privilege all their lives might not be able to recognize them, but that still doesn't make it any easier to understand the fact that the consequences of corporate policies such as these can be so easily dismissed by those who define them.
Maybe if boardrooms looked and felt more like a back patio instead of the situation room in the basement of the White House it might be easier for corporate leaders to think of their fellow men, women, and furry friends as more than just potential black numbers in an Excel file.
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