Ken Lay Died
I had much admiration for Mr. Lay. I don't believe he understood the charges against him. In our system of justice one must choose between guilty and not guilty. This is different from guilty and innocent. Not guilty means you have no guilt. Innocent means that you didn't do the crime you are charged with. I believe that he was guilty of trusting people who worked for him. I also believe that if someone commits a crime while working for someone, the person who owns the company or runs the country is guilty of that crime. That even includes outsourcing.
In my book Mr. Lay was "not guilty" but "not innocent" of the charges. I'm glad his pain is over. He was a nice man who really cared for his employees. He trusted those around him and those he employed. That was his fatal flaw.
Rest in peace Mr. Lay. And thank you for the opportunity to do work for Enron. It was a highlight of my career and my life. It was because of you I learned how to read the world.
In my book Mr. Lay was "not guilty" but "not innocent" of the charges. I'm glad his pain is over. He was a nice man who really cared for his employees. He trusted those around him and those he employed. That was his fatal flaw.
Rest in peace Mr. Lay. And thank you for the opportunity to do work for Enron. It was a highlight of my career and my life. It was because of you I learned how to read the world.
posted by To The Burbs at 11:14 AM
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Thank you very much for your comment on the Enron post on The ASG Critique. None of the bloggers there wrote that; it was written by Alex Epstein of the Ayn Rand Institute. It came in an e-mail saying that I could "forward this release to friends, family, associates or interested parties" as long as it was "for non-commercial, self-study or educational purposes" and the copyright notice appeared.
Your post is very interesting; I never communicated with anyone who worked for Enron before. I hope this question is not too nosy: may I ask what position you had there?
Is it true that Enron was performing well until it began to branch out into new industries that the top executives didn't know much about?
Looks nice! Awesome content. Good job guys.
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