http://blog.connectedplanetonline.com/bloglive_ctia/2009/04/03/al-gore-challenges-wireless-industry-to-think-beyond-profits/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:41:25 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://blog.connectedplanetonline.com/bloglive_ctia/2009/04/03/al-gore-challenges-wireless-industry-to-think-beyond-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-2 SA Ward Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:09:25 +0000 http://blog.connectedplanetonline.com/bloglive_ctia/2009/04/03/al-gore-challenges-wireless-industry-to-think-beyond-profits/#comment-2 In these tenuous economic times it is confusing that our political and social leaders ask commercial entities to abandon profits for the greater good. It would be a serious dereliction of responsibilities for corporate leaders to adopt social goals which could impact employment and corporate viability. Also how would the global governments succeed in their programs if there were no profits to tax? Likely I just am not smart enough to appreciate the beauty of abandoning the capitalistic system which supports most of the world's economies. In these tenuous economic times it is confusing that our political and social leaders ask commercial entities to abandon profits for the greater good. It would be a serious dereliction of responsibilities for corporate leaders to adopt social goals which could impact employment and corporate viability. Also how would the global governments succeed in their programs if there were no profits to tax? Likely I just am not smart enough to appreciate the beauty of abandoning the capitalistic system which supports most of the world’s economies.

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