Most say they stand beside their "ultimate goal" which is to provide a great health insurance to protect people from lacking medicine when getting sick. However, I realized that behind these great images that companies are shown as there are truths that can be pretty shocking.
As shocking as it can be, the answer is YES.
At the bottom line, it defeats the purpose of health insurance really.
Even with McDonald's, it has become more than just a hamburger place. McDonald's has become a worldwide fast-food restaurant that is known for many things and because of its impact in the market, it has left a part of it in everyone. This has lead to a great success for them because as they mentioned in the book, even someone that hasn't gone to McDonald's ever still has an idea of what it is. Plus, every restaurant is the same in any state in the U.S. and even in a complete different country in the world. That's the POWER OF BRANDING. |
I'm sure you have met or heard about someone that went to any of these schools and immediately everyone's reaction shows respect because of how successful that person may be. However, is the reason why most Harvard students are successful after graduating because of "...Harvard that made them successful, or is it because Harvard finds and admits talented students who would have done extraordinarily well in life anyway?" (pg. 121)
Sure, there are many reasons why these schools are rated as top schools in the world, but, this makes sense, right? Harvard may have some good programs and professors that help the success of these students but there has to be a reason why not EVERYONE is accepted to Harvard and the reason why most end up being so successful. It's not the school that makes the student's success, is the student itself that does. And it doesn't necessarily have to be made in these top-class schools.
They say, "...students would do well on standardized tests even if they went to school and sat in a closet every day for four years."
It's a very interesting point that as I said before reaffirms that standardized tests may not be the best way to see how knowledgeable a student really is.