For those that wish to make money at any means possible, use Enron:The Smartest Men in the Room as a guide. Corporations in general get a pretty ride in our country, but to fully understand how greedy and senseless one of these mega-corps can get is well defined in this documentary.
While Republicans blast the film for being overly critical at their party, let's face it: Enron was a Republian company founded by Republicans. The simple truth of the film is that the executives within Enron CHOSE to be ingrates, ENRON chose to destroy the lives of their investors and employees, and they also took down Arthur Anderson (who were as much responsible for the debacle) as well.
Sadly, this film presents one of the last vestiges of investigative reporting, something that our entire press (not just the "liberal bias" press and the "right-wing whacko" press") failed to pick up or even think about. We just sat along for the ride, watching the wave of wealth enter and engulf us all. Kenneth Lay, Jeff Skilling and the rest of their cronies will walk away with maybe a 10-year sentence and future assets that will most likely be fueled by book deals and personal interviews. All the while, regular people will languish in their lost pension and retirement funds. And even with all of this happening, the great chain of corporate greed will get stronger and more adept at avoiding the law.
While Republicans blast the film for being overly critical at their party, let's face it: Enron was a Republian company founded by Republicans. The simple truth of the film is that the executives within Enron CHOSE to be ingrates, ENRON chose to destroy the lives of their investors and employees, and they also took down Arthur Anderson (who were as much responsible for the debacle) as well.
Sadly, this film presents one of the last vestiges of investigative reporting, something that our entire press (not just the "liberal bias" press and the "right-wing whacko" press") failed to pick up or even think about. We just sat along for the ride, watching the wave of wealth enter and engulf us all. Kenneth Lay, Jeff Skilling and the rest of their cronies will walk away with maybe a 10-year sentence and future assets that will most likely be fueled by book deals and personal interviews. All the while, regular people will languish in their lost pension and retirement funds. And even with all of this happening, the great chain of corporate greed will get stronger and more adept at avoiding the law.