BAE - EADS merger?

Skybird · 10-09-12, 05:55 AM

Why do we not just dismantle "sovereign"

national states and give people a list of corporations to vote for? That way everybody could take pride in being owned by companyx bosses who no longe rmujst spend billions in lobbying in parliaments and ministries. For the people it would make no difference, but the bosses would be richer ion total - by the bribes they have saved.

Jimbuna · 10-09-12, 09:16 AM

What appears to be stalling the process is the fact BAE's largest singe shareholder and jointly almost one third of the total shareholders are worried about the value of their investments plummerting in the future considering all the conflicts currently ongoing globally.

Skybird · 10-09-12, 11:34 AM

No, the issue is nations' influence. France demanded 13% of the shares therefore, Germany insisted on keeping the balance with France and therefore also insisted on 13%, but Britain does not accept to have any of the two more than 9%. This according to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung which also says that the deal is practically dead by now.

Goold. Weapon industries should not be so powerful and huge that they have a decisive influence on the forming of foreign politics and can influence the government.

10-09-12, 05:55 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,636 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Why do we not just dismantle "sovereign" national states and give people a list of corporations to vote for? That way everybody could take pride in being owned by companyx bosses who no longe rmujst spend billions in lobbying in parliaments and ministries. For the people it would make no difference, but the bosses would be richer ion total - by the bribes they have saved. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-09-12, 09:16 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	What appears to be stalling the process is the fact BAE's largest singe shareholder and jointly almost one third of the total shareholders are worried about the value of their investments plummerting in the future considering all the conflicts currently ongoing globally. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-09-12, 11:34 AM	#3
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,636 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	No, the issue is nations' influence. France demanded 13% of the shares therefore, Germany insisted on keeping the balance with France and therefore also insisted on 13%, but Britain does not accept to have any of the two more than 9%. This according to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung which also says that the deal is practically dead by now. Goold. Weapon industries should not be so powerful and huge that they have a decisive influence on the forming of foreign politics and can influence the government. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.