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Corporations are reportedly implementing mandates not necessarily out of health concerns, but to maintain high Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) scores. These scores, influenced by firms like BlackRock, dictate investment eligibility regardless of profit. The hosts also discuss the mechanics of unemployment insurance, noting that companies may use "violation of company policy" to deny benefits to those fired for refusing the vaccine.
A shift in global business strategy is discussed, moving from a "more people" model (more consumers, more babies) to a "less people" model favored by climate activists at COP26. The hosts explain how ESG investing prevents pension funds from investing in profitable sectors like oil and gas. They argue that corporate governance is now focused on stock price manipulation through share buybacks rather than traditional bottom-line profits.
