The Oligarch-Corporate Resolutions Of The New Year

Another new year is staring us in the face, at midnight on New Year’s Eve, a fresh set of 12 months will be ahead of us. For many it is a clean slate, the chance to start anew, to make changes in your life for the better.  At midnight on every New Year’s Eve, we proclaim to follow a set of promises we call resolutions that we dedicate ourselves to fulfilling.  Of course, by February 5th the list of 10 resolutions becomes 8, by April the list has dwindled down to just 5, so on and so forth.  Then once again on December 31^st, we will make a fresh new list of resolutions that will be lucky if they last beyond February of the upcoming year.

I have always been curious as to whether or not the corporations that market consumer products to customers make resolutions for an upcoming year.  As a former business writer, I have been connected to or worked with a few corporations but none that actually marketed consumer products but instead made products that were used in industrial applications.  Those corporations made resolutions but mostly ones that were influenced by commercial customer needs after extensive research was completed.  But what about those corporations who sell consumable or durable goods to the everyday customer?

So, in my own idiosyncratic fashion, I have compiled a list of resolutions for the corporate retail world to strive for in the upcoming year.  I have also listed the likelihood of those resolutions being kept.

Resolution-Corporations will start packaging high-quality fresh foods for every day, every income customer.

Reality-We stand a better chance of having quality candidates for President suddenly, magically appear.

Resolution-Stores will not raise the prices on their packaged poisons and other food like product offerings

Reality-I have a better chance(nil) of getting an expensive sports car for my birthday after being promised such a gift.

Resolution-Corporations will return customer service to the level it once was when small, family-run stores were on main street.

Reality-You have a better chance of your mother-in-law liking, loving and respecting you.

Resolution-Oligarchic corporations will stop offering several products which in turn would enable small stores to be opened again and offering better service and quality.

Reality-need I say it, your chances of winning the lottery are better.

Resolution-large corporations will start being more concerned about the welfare and safety of their customers.

Reality-Sure, right after they put a piece of shit airplane that has already killed 346 people back in the skies.

So, as you can see, the lack of follow-through on New Year’s resolutions is easy for all of us to accomplish.  It is easy to promise to do something, then never actually do it but we all feel better having promised to do them.  This is what the corporate oligarchs who rule our world do, they promise better service, products, prices, and quality.  Unfortunately, the day after the promises are made, they are quickly forgotten or simply ignored.  As Always, this just my opinion. Happy New Year my friends!

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