Covid-19 continues to awkwardly expose the weird morality of capitalism, where it's OK for companies to swarm for government help while individual families and small businesses struggle | Analysis by zbyronwolf
Consider the strange case of Tyson Foods. The meat giant warned in a full-page ad published Sunday in The New York Times, Washington Post and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that the food supply is in jeopardy, not because of a lack of food, but because of the safety concerns that have shut down its plants. By"safety concerns" we mean thousands of workers calling out sick after coronavirus outbreaks.
But most people back then weren't imagining this could last into or even through the summer. Now, after the money was nearly doubled, it seems sure to be inadequate to save most small businesses.Protecting their bottom line. For every feel-good corporate message about how we're all in this together, it's clear that from a corporate perspective, that's just plain not true.Companies are designed to make the most money.
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