The Assault

         Profit Over People written by Noam Chomsky is a book, a book that Noam Chomsky argues about the doctrines and the development of a pro-corporates system of economic and political policies that restricts the public arena and supports private power. "Democracy is under attack worldwide, including  the leader industrial countries at least democracy in a meaningful sense of the term, involving opportunities for people to manage their own collective and individual affairs" (Chomsky, 92). This is comparable to the assaults on the democracy and market. The assault is on small businesses, the power of corporates are interlinked and reliant on powerful states and the unaccountable public. The power of corporations are growing due to the results of globalization structure of the third world.  

WTO (World Trade Organization)

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its core are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their assemblies. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.

The WTO made this new tool policy to change the law and practices but then states that they do not believe in anything the WTO says or does can force the United States to change its laws and practices. There was a constant vetoing. The United Nation is the vehicle of the United States, which means the U.N gives The U.S its power. They say the United States is the most powerful that just because of the United Nation giving them the power by being the Security Council.  What gives the United States its power is that there was a constant vetoing.  

            A couple months ago before the Israel/Palestine peace talks all but broke down, the United States was attempting to make a deal that gave large amount of inducements to Israel in exchange for a 3 month temporary extension of the settlement freeze. Ultimately, this package was rejected. United States veto of the United Nations Security Council resolution against Israel settlement expansion, one of the key bribes in the package has been given regardless. Along with the military aid, continued diplomatic assistance protecting Israel and an official sanctioning of the settlement activity beyond the 3 months were key aspects. With the veto, this diplomatic assistance has been given despite Israel rejecting the offer. Further, while the Unite States remains consistent on its officially supported policy of being in opposition to the settlements, it remains clear that negative consequences such as not vetoing is not going to occur which practically corresponding to officially is condoning it.

How Did Corporation Become Citizens?

               How did corporation become citizens? Corporations became equal overnight in 1886. They were granted corporations privilege that looked more and more like rights. The Bill of Rights has been explicitly applied to corporations. In 1886 Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad did in fact conclude that “Corporations are persons.” The court never stated this it was added by the reporter who wrote the introduction to the decision a commentary called a head note.( a small piece of paper stapled to the top of another paper). The Supreme Court acknowledged that corporations were recognized as persons for purposes of the Fourteenth Amendment. Some critics of corporate person hood, however, most outstandingly author Thom Hartmann in his book "Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights," claim that this was an intentional misunderstanding of the case inserted into the Court record by reporter J.C. Bancroft Davis.

                  Citizens must become the masters of corporations or they will become slaves to corporate power. Corporation’s collection of wealth, political influence and legal protections has far surpassed those available to citizens. Corporations have seized citizen’s contract with their elected representatives so that government primarily serve corporate interests rather than those of citizens. People must reclaim their rights and their government by demanding from legislators a regulatory background that will reaffirm the dominance of people and the welfare of society. Citizens need to regain the power to exclude corporations from the political process, hold management and shareholders responsible for corporate actions and terminate corporate existence and detain management for repeated or grievous breaches of the law.

Government Acts Out

The government acts out as them knowing best, even without people never voting or having said so in the government actions. This has happens during two different time periods, that has been stated in two different passages. Picture a woman representing the government meeting up with you in the food market as you shop for food to feed your family. She will try to persuade you to buy the big food brands instead of the smaller organic brands of food. This is the government acting as if they know what’s best for you and your family. This act is of the government trying to acts out as them knowing best, even without people never having a voice in the government’s actions. This has happened during two different time periods that has been stated in two different passages. However, how would you feel if this is happening to you?
Actually, this is happening to you and everyone at the moment because coronations privatize there meetings with the government. Corporate deregulates the government from intervening in there free market, but really the government, corporations, and sovereigns of other countries. Crude World is a luminous expose of the oil industry that uncovers the shocking human cost of fuel. Obiang was a guest of honor at a private Washington luncheon organized by the Corporate Council on Africa. This Luncheon was held in a government venue, the Army and Navy Club. Isn’t this a free market, a market in which there is no economic intervention. But The Government always have they say in what action is being taken in the United States.

Energy Sources Needed To Help Stabilize Economy And Fast Food Corporations

As the American economy grows the economy relies more on imported supplies of the acute materials needed to prevent the fall of the economy. The new focus of the United States is the energy concern. The U.S intelligence community feels that our nation will not be secure if global energy resources are not shielded. As the writer of Resource Wars, Michael T. Klare, he states “We need a substantial quantity of imported oil to sustain our economy” (Klare 7). Oil comes from the Persian Gulf countries; the United States needs to remain pledged in the Persian Gulf to be guaranteed the flow of vital oil supplies. 

In Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser, only four meatpacking plants control the industry of poultry growers. They slaughter 84% of the nation’s cattle and use unfair tactics to drive down the price of cattle in an increasingly less competitive market. They drive down the prices of the beef and poultry because they feed the animals corn, by feeding them corn helps them grown fast and gain more weight. Also this corn is cheap corn grown with fossil fuels. If there is not a substantial quantity of oil the corporation of these cattle's and farmers would not sell these animals to the companies for cheap. The fast food corporation would fall because they would have to by high priced beef and chicken, which would be sold in the fast food chains. There would be no cheaper fast food, "Dollar Menus" and promotions because of the increase of the food price.

Even though, the U.S intelligence community feels that our nation will not be secure if global energy resources are not shielded. It will affect not only the economy but many of the fast food corporations that rely on the fossil fuels, so that they will have these inexpensive beef and chicken.

Power, Revenue, Self-Intrrest

       The fast food companies rely on the workers to produce the food companies so that consumers will acquire these foods. McDonalds hire workers that will work long hours and for low wages these are marginalized workers. Marginalize workers are also working in slaughterhouses. Marginalized workers consist of illegal immigrants, handicap, and elderly people, these are people that will work for low wages. Companies doesnt really care about the workers they aee only worried about the products made, and the profit they are getting from it. Slaughterhouses also allow there workers to get injured on their job, and will not pay them workers comp; they would not report the injuries that occur.
    Kenny Dobbins  was an employee at the Monfort Slaughterhouse. One day at work he got injured, he never filed for workers' comp when he stayed home for a few days. The company doctor just bandage him up and said he had pulled a muscle, but when he got a second doctors opinion they said he need surgery. Kemmy got hurt on the job and the company did not make no effort to see the real injuries that occured. Companies have power over the employees, they want their revenue, and only interest in themselves.

"Stroking The Young Crew"

In Fast Food Nation by Schlosser he states that the managers of the McDonald’s corporation uses a psychological technique called ‘stoking’ to gain emotional connections with the employees. For Example, Schlosser states on page 74 “In absence of good wages and secure employment, the chains try to inculcate ‘team spirit’ in their young crews”. Team spirit is an emotional connection for the employees to have an exultant feeling.  This is a form that gives a positive coating, praise, and acknowledgment.  This concept is also used later in the book, when an employee from the Little Caesar Corporation, Christopher Reeves spoke at a convention. He was once a hockey player who got injured; he was making millions of dollars and neglected his family. Since his accident he realized that success means something different. Reeves stated “’I see people who achieve these conventional goals, none of it matters”. When Reeves said this everyone in the arena wiped tears from their eyes, the audience noticed a sudden awareness of something about their own lives that’s unfulfilling.