How Consumers Can Stand Up to Big Business

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The Influence of Big Business How does big business affect your family's finances? Vernon believes that the never-ending quest for bigger and bigger profits is causing large companies to make decisions that often harm consumers and small businesses.
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Greed is Good? Profit is a wonderful thing. But why are stockholders more important than employees or customers? Vernon says the answer is corporate greed, and that big business need to balance profit with the nation's best interests.
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Save Money, Live Better? 46% of children of Wal-Mart employees are either receiving Medicaid benefits or have no health insurance at all. Vernon explains why the decisions made by the chiefs of companies like Wal-Mart reverberate throughout the U.S. economy.
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You Still Have a Say Small business is not dead yet! Vernon talks about the ways the average consumer can fight back against corporate greed, by supporting small businesses in their local communities and by making wiser buying choices.
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