Sir,
I was
contemplating the notion of democracy – something which is assumed by most
people to be the political model of our country.
….you know
the way in large corporations, with a large number of shareholders, the
executive power is retained tightly under the control of the directors…..and you
know the way that when annual general meetings are held to vote in the members
of the board that any individual shareholder’s voice
and vote counts for nothing in the overall scheme of things…… and you know how the shareholder may in fact nominate a proxy to represent them at the meeting……And
that the nominated person may even use those votes in a way contrary to the
ideals of the original owner ……… and that the votes of shareholders that aren’t
present or who haven’t nominated a proxy are ‘commandeered’ by the board …… and
you know the way that, most importantly of all, the board of directors’ first
order of business is their own salaries…. And after that they actually don’t
have ANY role to play in the day to day workings of the
company……
Would it
surprise you to know that in the register of Dun & Bradstreet, the
‘Government of Ireland’ is an incorporated entity…
...and isn't
it strange the way that most of the TD's we have elected (given our proxy) to
represent us at the shareholders' meetings are controlled by a
whip...!?
Democracy?
Fine word
.... But what do we mean by it?
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