Where is the End
A friend of mine, we will just call him Mr. Daniel, asked me just recently where do I see all this ending. I told him honestly I do not know. I am not sure if there is an end to what we are doing here.
All I do know is this. Something is wrong, I am not sure whether its with society or the government when a comany like Kronos Hotels can blatantly abuse the laws we are expected to respect and obey and then twist other laws to their favor to try to protect themselves.
Just recently Kronos Hotels filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Georgia against their Brunswick Property and their Augusta Property. They commit fraud against their employees, vendors. They play games with the laws then turn around and say “oops protect me” Wonder how that would work for us average citizens that live paycheck to paycheck. How does that work for their employees that could not even get paid?
It doesnt work, they are forced to continue finding a way to pay bills. They are forced to continue holding up their end of the bargain. Even if it is no fault of their own the Employees still find it very hard to find a way our of their situation. Yes, they can file chapter 11 too. But, in recent years those laws have been changed alot and it makes it not so easy to do. Not just that but how is one to file for Chapter 11 when the reason they need to do it is they have no money in the first place (keep in mind, these are the people that are holding up their end of the bargain).
Yet, a company like Kronos Hotels, or most any company for that matter looks at Chapter 11 like part of a business plan. And they exploit it as such. They rack up bill after bill after bill only to turn around and use that same money they refused to pay people to protect themselves under Chapter 11.
I guess its ok though. At the end of the day these companies and their owners/officers will sleep well at night knowing, they will be back again one day to fight another battle. They know there is a whole new batch of people out there to defraud and as the American way they will get their piece.
My personal opinion is there needs to be alot more corporate accountability. The economic turmoil the United States is in right now is caused by these types of actions. Its not the spend spend spend that got us here. Its Companies like Kronos Hotels that buy buy buy and forget the spend spend spend part. Even with their own employees.
On the good side of this as we are all well aware there are plenty of people out there willing to step up and stand up for what they believe to be right. It just takes one person to take the lead.
So we may not have the same rights as these coporations and the same resources they do but, we do have avenues. So in the future if you come across one of these companies take those avenues, stand up for what you believe and let the others follow. In todays world there are to many followers and not enough leaders.
So again, my response to where is the end…I dont know…does anyone??
Your right not enough Leaders and too many darn sheep. It is very much a trend in this country right now. However to be fair Tom the banks that give these con artists loans are just as much to blame.
Just wanted to give a shout out to Mr.Daniel, I hope all is going well and your not still working 70hrs a week.