The Golden Rule Analysis

Author Lucy P. Marcus tells us in this article that companies have forgotten the biggest rule a rule, if you asked a toddler they would be able to tell you it. They have forgotten the golden rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” She points out companies and people directly and shows us what they have done in the last few years that goes against the rule. Some examples being Donald Trump and the company Theranos and how they disrespected others and are willing to come out and say it. Personally, I believe that the golden rule has been dragged through the dirt and spit on by big business people. For example, taxes are what keeps our schools going, they are what keeps people with disabilities preventing them from working

During this article she brings in some good examples such as the company Theranos and Donald Trump, although many people may not know what the company Theranos many know Donald Trump, making this article easy for people not in the business world relate to while still keeping that target audience of those in the business and finance industry. She uses a quote from trump saying tax evasion is a smart move, however it is anything but. “The Internal Revenue Service estimated that in 2001, the tax gap was $345 billion. The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax legally owed and the amount actually collected by the government. The tax gap in 2006 was estimated to be $450 billion. The tax gap two years later in 2008 was estimated to be in the range of $450–$500 billion and unreported income was estimated to be approximately $2 trillion. Therefore, 18-19 percent of total reportable income was not properly reported to the IRS.”Taxes pay for our roads to get fixed and many other things, this quote tells us just how much money for our roads, government workers, and many others we are missing out