Friday, July 15, 2005

One dollar, one vote.

#1 Schwarzenegger, the governator of Calli, signed a contract to "further the business objectives" of two body buildingmagazines on 15 November 2003 - just two days before he was sworn in as governor of the Golden State. He's being paid more than $8million over five years. Most of the advertisements in the magazines come from the 'performance-enhancing substance' industry. We all know that those bodybuilders don't stick to Aquarius to help them train.

Last year, the governor vetoed a bill by a state senator that would have required sports coaches to take a course in performance-enhancing supplements, created a list of banned substances for school sports and barred supplement manufacturers from sponsoring school events.

Mr Schwarzenegger's office has argued that there is no conflict of interest.

#2 The global steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal (owner of the world's biggest steel producer), one of Britain's richest men, announced yesterday that he had given £2m to Labour funds - making him the party's biggest donor alongside Lord Sainsbury, the supermarket tycoon turned science minister.

Now that's how modern democracy is supposed to work.

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Degussa Degassa

Fact #1: During WWII, Degussa, the German chemical company, provided Zyklon B to the nazi death camps.

Fact #2: in 2005, Degussa provided the anti-graffiti coating for the Holocaust Memorial sculpture in Berlin.

Conclusion: This example of business strategy will probably feature in the courses of the prestigious U.S. business schools. Chapter 1. How do I get paid twice for assisting a genocide?