http://www.solidarityeconomy.net/2009/12/24/mondragon-solidarity-economy-get-a-peek-in-mainstream-media/ The Politics, Economics & Culture of Radical Change Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:52:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.solidarityeconomy.net/2009/12/24/mondragon-solidarity-economy-get-a-peek-in-mainstream-media/comment-page-1/#comment-42655 Editors Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:17:40 +0000 http://www.solidarityeconomy.net/2009/12/24/mondragon-solidarity-economy-get-a-peek-in-mainstream-media/#comment-42655 The workers at MCC are the owners, Joe--one share and one vote per worker, with no one else holding any shares at all. And they bought the shares with the sweat of their own labor. The average spread in income from the newest worker to the top manager is 4.5 to one, determined by the worker-owners themselves. As the owners, they can hire and fire their managers. They pay their taxes, provide their own health care and pensions apart from the state, and generally have little to do with government. The books are open to all. So what's your problem here? The workers at MCC are the owners, Joe–one share and one vote per worker, with no one else holding any shares at all. And they bought the shares with the sweat of their own labor. The average spread in income from the newest worker to the top manager is 4.5 to one, determined by the worker-owners themselves. As the owners, they can hire and fire their managers. They pay their taxes, provide their own health care and pensions apart from the state, and generally have little to do with government. The books are open to all. So what’s your problem here?

]]> http://www.solidarityeconomy.net/2009/12/24/mondragon-solidarity-economy-get-a-peek-in-mainstream-media/comment-page-1/#comment-42649 Joe Lazar Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:47:21 +0000 http://www.solidarityeconomy.net/2009/12/24/mondragon-solidarity-economy-get-a-peek-in-mainstream-media/#comment-42649 Sounds more like Communist slavery to me on the backs of unsuspecting workers. I would love to see a full accounting audit of where the money goes at Arizmendi, but I know I won't because they are a private company. Some people are sheep, and they'll only find out when it's too late that they've been had. Sounds more like Communist slavery to me on the backs of unsuspecting workers. I would love to see a full accounting audit of where the money goes at Arizmendi, but I know I won’t because they are a private company. Some people are sheep, and they’ll only find out when it’s too late that they’ve been had.

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