Some things need to be said. Some people need to do a better job. I hate saying it because I want America & it's founding principles to succeed. Boeing's performance & response to accountability is bad.
China's methods are effective at stopping corruption dead. Their managerial class seems to understand the stakes of public safety. They don't mess around. They had to deal with corruption & it's destabilizing effects on many levels throughout their system.
In the American system, it's worse if nobody talks about corruption. It's clear that the western managerial class has become powerful. Some in the managerial class has no interest in self-regulation. Nor will these people work to benefit the public. What happens when these people harm the public? Like what has happened over & over the past century.
As long as there are no real consequences, this behavior will only be more bold & egregious. Like how a spoiled child takes advantage of parents. I would love to be proven wrong & am completely open to good faith efforts to correct these problems.
>But a country like China would punish the corruption by Boeing management with death. That's a great incentive to not be corrupt.
I've long since come to the conclusion that the reason today's politicians, executives, and others in position of power are so flagrantly corrupt is because they don't risk paying with their lives for their troubles anymore.
The feudal age wasn't a great time to live in as a peasant, but you can bet the nobles above you were greatly incentivized to act generally in your (and/or the kingdom's) interests because to do otherwise would have meant their (very vicious) deaths.
The nobles of the feudal age are the C-level suite of today. They move around the map conquering lands, and lands come with employees/peasants. Their goal? Squeeze as much value out of the workforce as possible. Except in the medieval version moving wasn't possible, so I think I'll take the modern version :-)
