A CEO is murdered, and the questions begin 来自于weekly newsletter CEO Daily | Fortune Presented by Deloitte December 5, 2024 Good morning. There are many shocking elements about the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of Manhattan yesterday—from how he was stalked by the gunman to the fact that the fleeing suspect has yet to be caught. Whether the killer was a disgruntled customer, hired assassin, or motivated by something else entirely remains to be seen. What a sad day for his family, his colleagues and everyone else who knew him. Two other things struck me as especially disturbing. First is the reaction to Thompson’s death on social media. Amid the usual RIP messages was a wave of vitriol, contempt, and dehumanization of Thompson. Look at the comments on this YouTube video or the reaction to this reddit post. We’re all used to trolls. What feels different is the widespread anger and lack of decency. Maybe media platforms should turn off comments in tragedies like this out of respect for the victim. But we also need to explore what’s spurring the hatred. UnitedHealth has been sued and widely criticized over its algorithmic system to deny coverage, its industry-leading claim-denial rates and its high profits that allegedly came from lowering compensation for care. The Justice Department was suing the company, alleging that it reduced competition and hurt the quality of care in the hospice industry. The Hollywood Firefighters Pension Fund sued Thompson and his colleagues alleging insider trading. Thompson’s wife said he had been getting some threats. In this charged atmosphere, what’s also shocking is the lack of security around the UnitedHealthcare CEO. He was walking alone on the street at the time of his death. As one CEO told me yesterday: “I would be asking the board why they didn’t insist that Brian have security with him at all times.” Healthcare is an industry that evokes especially strong emotions, given its life-and-death consequences. There’s much that Brian Thompson and UnitedHealthcare were trying to do to improve the state of human health. UnitedHealth Group became the country’s largest health insurer for a reason. It’s to early to draw lessons from such a random tragedy when so many questions remain unanswered. But, surely, more can be done to avoid another. More news below. Diane Brady [email protected] Follow on LinkedIn
CEOs on UnitedHealthcare backlash CEO Daily | Fortune <[email protected]> 6:30 AM (3 hours ago) Presented by Deloitte December 11, 2024 Good morning. At the Fortune CEO Initiative dinner last night in San Francisco, one attendee brought extra security and spoke about how they now have someone protect their family at home. Earlier this week, a CEO told me that their child is having nightmares about them being killed. The arrest of Luigi Mangione has done little to calm corporate leaders, who are struggling to understand the outpouring of support for the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. I’ve reached out to dozens of leaders to get their reaction and wanted to share some thoughts anonymously. CEOs are used to being targets. “I don’t think you could be a CEO and not have threats against your life, if you’re going through bankruptcy or have to reduce labor,” noted one leader who’d been through both. What feels different to them this time is the lack of consequences for people issuing threats or cheering on a man’s murder on social media, not to mention the rhetoric coming from some politicians. “There are people in Congress who want to ‘stick it to corporate America.’ Well, corporate America is made up of hard-working Americans who do their best to reward the investors and many times those investors are pension funds.” One CEO in the insurance sector said their challenge is keeping employees engaged: “How do you maintain a sense of purpose if you think your customers hate you?” Noted another: “I have to wonder if the demonization of corporate America and the wealthy over the last four years planted a mind virus in the assassin’s mind.” For that, some blame my own sector: the media. “Journalists look for heroes and villains; life is not that simple. Why is the killer getting 10 times as much press as the person who was killed?” And some have taken this moment to reflect. “When I was growing up, CEOs didn’t make millions more than everyone else in the company. I think we have to reflect on why there’s so much anger and do something about it.” More news below. Diane Brady [email protected] Linkedin
The democrats try to use ideas to beat capital dominance. Obviously it is futile efforts. Capital is THE true AI that most effectively controls the himan behavior.
CEO也只是工具人,不值得为他们颠覆系统,牺牲整个集团的利益。Trump险些被刺之后也口口声声称不会禁枪。
更大的可能性:高管人人配置超强安保,医疗相关费用进一步上升,韭菜们买单。
早就说了,普通人干坏事,倒霉的还是普通人,权贵是不会反思的。这个小伙白搭上自己的前途,没有任何作用,或者只有反作用。
普通人能干什么?在力所能及的范围内默默做好事,把形势朝一个好的方面拱。通过干大事解决问题,太天真了。
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普世价值就是 直接杀人不行 间接杀人就可以,比如资本家逼人失业,无力养家自杀,无钱治病,在家等死。我看这些人也是作恶太多,得到了报应而已。所以人不能太贪心,最终都会反噬。资本家现在利欲熏心到了一定地步,继续下去最终会导致革命。
极左都是理想主义,人类都有惰性,不用干活就有的吃,谁愿意干活?老黑就靠生孩子赚钱呢,生出来都是政府养,政府只给钱,不教育,钱就是白花了,那些不务正业的父母拿着免费的钱自己享受,吸毒
“杀人之后歌颂,说他的行为有意义”,意义不在于让更多人冲上去演英雄,而是开启民智,虽然这是一种激烈的方式。
大家需要认识到所谓权威、所谓游戏规则制定者也是和自已一样在威胁面前会瑟瑟发抖的凡人。从不用一见到老板发威就贱得不行恨不得直接跪舔开始吧,然后进阶到为自己主动争取应有的权益和尊严。至于代价愿意付出多少愿意为他人把自己搭进去多少?要看个人情况和勇气大小啊,谁说必须强求价值体系重建一步到位圣人啦?无论怎样,正确方向的每个一小步都有现实日常的积极意义。很多家庭教育每一代都是缩头乌龟,就是缺失这个正确的方向,没点儿这种数量级的外界强刺激来袭,你让它拿出点骨气去反抗日常里的霸凌都比登天还难。
我的言论很一致:我在家怎么教我娃的,就怎么发表公众言论。我会和娃指出:这种搭上自己的行为不但解决不了问题,还会导致韭菜进一步被割。你是内心多阴暗,才会觉得我的重点是心疼自己进一步被割、骂这个孩子啊。
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推翻制度是要死很多人的,一个ceo不够,那100个够不够
但是,请问如何“在力所能及的范围内默默做好事,把形势朝一个好的方面拱“? -- 之前我在坚决反对狗屁党的前提下,说民主党有很多做得不够的地方,你似乎都难以接受。你只能接受民主党仅仅是宣传不够。 这件普通人干的事儿,无非是再次说明,社会已经到了什么程度,不是像以往一样温良恭谦让调和调和的基础上比对手稍微强丢丢就能够胜利的。 实际上,之前很多年,川党不断的胜利,已经说明这点了。甚至更早也已经有迹象了。
我是完全出于对你的欣赏,认为我们都是好人,才这么直言不讳的。
不可能死100个CEO的,最多再一两个,立刻高价顶配安保,韭菜买单
这就是美国拉美化,富人都住严重保安的gated community,出入做直升机
其实美国人挺胆小的。有个小伙这么有勇气的凤毛麟角。比如,占领华尔街时,警察一顿皮带加催泪喷剂,十几年不敢去华尔街。 这次全国支持巴勒斯坦游行,又被警察打一顿,抓了几个教授学生的,马上就老实了。 绝大多数人选择matrix的生活,哪怕知道嘴里的苹果是电脑程序。
就这么说吧,宁鸣而生,不默而死。哪怕最后结局都一样,起码出口气。这就是很多普通人一直在面临的,现在只不过更加激化了。
跟枪支一样, 死多少人他们也装作看不见。
普通人能做的就是不生孩子
因为美国的生活水平,比起世界上其他很多地方,还是强一些。普通人嘛,宁为太平犬,不为乱世人。人性都是相通的。这个可以理解。
一直比较顺利的人,像楼主这样想也可以理解。其实是很好的。只是现在现实不是如此理想啊。
我当然觉得民主党干得不够,但跟共和党一比:干得够多了吧?至少没干坏事吧?输掉选举,那主要是宣传问题。那要是拜登再多干点,把Manchin 说服了,搞build back better act,是不是这次就会赢?maybe,还是得宣传到位才行。
我从来没有否认跟狗屁党比强很多啊。但是强得够不够,那不是我说了算的。宣传,我也说过了,不仅仅是宣传本身的问题。宣传不够,就是和关心普通人不够联系在一起的。具体的就懒得说了,在我看来,很多东西和人都已经快进垃圾堆了。我还但愿我是错的呢。
“输掉选举,那主要是宣传问题” -- 你以为大众都像你和我一样,觉得民主党比狗屁党强就选啊?错了!如果以前意识不到,这次还输总该意识到了吧?我没说是要民主党学狗屁党去干坏事啊。
根本不需要过一段时间,现在这些CEO都会有贴身保镖,高薪聘请安保顾问,这些都是打在保险公司的运营成本中的,还要保证CEO继续有高薪高额bonus,只能再继续压榨受保人,继续拒绝给大家该有的医疗支出。
再加上川以deregulation为目标,这些CEO的收入继续井喷
民主党的确有很多问题,但是毕竟大方向是对的,是不是宣传的问题我不知道,但是这次看着大量韭菜给镰刀投票,的确让我灰心。
如果你的目标是有一个十全十美的政党、候选人才会投他的票,对不起,你deserve这个狗屁党
不是要十全十美,但是结果才说明一切。在狗屁党和十全十美之间,还有很大距离。 我没有投给狗屁党,我甚至打飞的投票给哈里斯。至于是否deserve,我认为这个问题毫无意义,因为结果是什么就是什么,已经在这里了。 另外我并不是马后炮,我2016年就说了川普会赢,两年前蓝潮时我也说了他会卷土重来。所以,我并不因为这次什么韭菜给镰刀投票之类心灰。在我看来,世界本就如此,你有你的目标的话,如何实现是你的本事,实现不了,说明本事不够。你要说这个本事仅仅是宣传,我不认同。
另外,我也懒得就此说太多了。探讨民主党为何失败,其实很马后炮了。这次选举前我就说了,这次选举是最后一次机会,如果侥幸胜利,要感恩人民站在了正义一边。如今,结果已经在此,在我看来,今后机会恐怕不多。
你不能因为吃鱼被卡到刺就说鱼不应该吃。
保险越来越贵,去解决越来越贵的问题。引入其他国家竞争,更多利用中国的广阔市场、改善医疗和用品的价格。
全民医保和医疗保险公司利用各种借口拒绝又是另外一个问题
没错,而且至少要有个态度,有个伤筋动骨痛哭流涕的态度。这次白宫发言,比以往的态度好,如果早早这样,也许不会输。但事到如今,这又略有点晚了。当然,局面已经如此,还能怎样,我也真说不出。
现在的民主党被极左掌控,还敢说十全十美呢,看看洛杉矶这些年都被民主党糟蹋成啥鬼样子了
人类历史上多少国家毫无痕迹,难道那些国家没有过货币和政府?哪怕人类都自我摧毁多少次了,难道有哪个生态系统的熵能无限膨胀下去?不是单指美国,任何国家和群体都一样。
我并不认为民主党是被极左掌控的问题。但是举个例子,这个层主的说法,就很有代表性,而民主党似乎并没有好的应对办法,你要说这是宣传不力也可以。类似这样的还有很多。真正去探索过普通人不管是否无知或者可笑,到底都想什么做什么,每天如何生活的吗?探索当然不等于要学狗屁党去。 当然我认为民主党是比狗屁党好心很多的。
以上都是废话。今后要尽量忍住不就此浪费空间了。
主要民主党不敢不愿drain the swamp,只是多给韭菜一些剩饭吃,别剥削得太厉害了。然后川普振臂一呼drain the swamp(当然他自己悄悄建了一个史上最臭最深的swamp),脑残选民激动不已,纷纷响应。
There are many shocking elements about the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of Manhattan yesterday—from how he was stalked by the gunman to the fact that the fleeing suspect has yet to be caught. Whether the killer was a disgruntled customer, hired assassin, or motivated by something else entirely remains to be seen. What a sad day for his family, his colleagues and everyone else who knew him.
Two other things struck me as especially disturbing. First is the reaction to Thompson’s death on social media. Amid the usual RIP messages was a wave of vitriol, contempt, and dehumanization of Thompson. Look at the comments on this YouTube video or the reaction to this reddit post.
We’re all used to trolls. What feels different is the widespread anger and lack of decency. Maybe media platforms should turn off comments in tragedies like this out of respect for the victim.
But we also need to explore what’s spurring the hatred. UnitedHealth has been sued and widely criticized over its algorithmic system to deny coverage, its industry-leading claim-denial rates and its high profits that allegedly came from lowering compensation for care. The Justice Department was suing the company, alleging that it reduced competition and hurt the quality of care in the hospice industry. The Hollywood Firefighters Pension Fund sued Thompson and his colleagues alleging insider trading.
Thompson’s wife said he had been getting some threats. In this charged atmosphere, what’s also shocking is the lack of security around the UnitedHealthcare CEO. He was walking alone on the street at the time of his death. As one CEO told me yesterday: “I would be asking the board why they didn’t insist that Brian have security with him at all times.”
Healthcare is an industry that evokes especially strong emotions, given its life-and-death consequences. There’s much that Brian Thompson and UnitedHealthcare were trying to do to improve the state of human health. UnitedHealth Group became the country’s largest health insurer for a reason. It’s to early to draw lessons from such a random tragedy when so many questions remain unanswered. But, surely, more can be done to avoid another.
More news below.
Diane Brady [email protected] Follow on LinkedIn
At the Fortune CEO Initiative dinner last night in San Francisco, one attendee brought extra security and spoke about how they now have someone protect their family at home. Earlier this week, a CEO told me that their child is having nightmares about them being killed.
The arrest of Luigi Mangione has done little to calm corporate leaders, who are struggling to understand the outpouring of support for the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. I’ve reached out to dozens of leaders to get their reaction and wanted to share some thoughts anonymously.
CEOs are used to being targets. “I don’t think you could be a CEO and not have threats against your life, if you’re going through bankruptcy or have to reduce labor,” noted one leader who’d been through both. What feels different to them this time is the lack of consequences for people issuing threats or cheering on a man’s murder on social media, not to mention the rhetoric coming from some politicians. “There are people in Congress who want to ‘stick it to corporate America.’ Well, corporate America is made up of hard-working Americans who do their best to reward the investors and many times those investors are pension funds.”
One CEO in the insurance sector said their challenge is keeping employees engaged: “How do you maintain a sense of purpose if you think your customers hate you?”
Noted another: “I have to wonder if the demonization of corporate America and the wealthy over the last four years planted a mind virus in the assassin’s mind.”
For that, some blame my own sector: the media. “Journalists look for heroes and villains; life is not that simple. Why is the killer getting 10 times as much press as the person who was killed?”
And some have taken this moment to reflect. “When I was growing up, CEOs didn’t make millions more than everyone else in the company. I think we have to reflect on why there’s so much anger and do something about it.”
More news below.
Diane Brady [email protected] Linkedin
有代表性的普通人:“CNMB,老子明天的太阳看不看得到都是个疑问了,还care你几千万人头落地?!先杀为敬了!”
你可以把你这段话给他看,你看他看了以后会不会有理智因为这种“宣传”改变。
能的你吧 有没有可能ceo们没死你命先没了
又蠢又坏的不在少数
民主党左派,Bernie Sanders''s Medicare-for-all plan, explained
美国资本家和美国选民认为这个是洪水猛兽,是社会主义
这就是那些mass shooters, terrorists的想法呀。每个作恶的人都可以justify自己的做法。但是普世价值是应该谴责杀人,要求杀人者付出代价。要是普世价值为杀人叫好,这个社会就可能会崩坏,大家一起倒霉,只有最狠毒最残忍的人能爬上去,然后再来一个轮回。看书可以,我是不想亲临法国大革命,苏共大清洗中共三反五反十年文革的。
那些保险公司要的越来越贵,cover的越来越少,帮我们解决的什么问题了?你真觉得是单纯因为他们帮我们付的更多,所以费用越来越高?
还说不灰心,看起来你是绝望了,比我更甚
The democrats try to use ideas to beat capital dominance. Obviously it is futile efforts. Capital is THE true AI that most effectively controls the himan behavior.
你愿意你家孩子去干这事、然后终生身陷囹圄吗?杀人的是别人家的孩子,牺牲的是别人家的孩子。
死一个CEO肯定不够啊,不过让TA们取消了不cover超时麻醉的霸王条款,现在想想那些革命先烈们,果然革命是要流血牺牲很血腥的
也只能说,人民的选择。什么样的人民就配什么样的政府
……
社会为一个杀人犯叫好,需要仔细看深层的成因。这里我不认为是一种简单的狂欢式的叫好。
是压力被释放,普通民众被表达。
准确。
Trump才是个大Swamp
Luigi这样的人对于滥杀普通人毫无兴趣。我站他边上并不会感到害怕。
希望以后打算以massshooting平民出名的懦夫们能换个思路
你真的好天真。真的以为普通人默默做好事,事情会向好的方向发展?那历史上就没有那么多朝代更替了
这个世界上零风险只有收益就不存在。现在的问题是只强调为富不仁,忽略掉穷凶极恶。而历史的教训是穷凶极恶比为富不仁对整个社会,对普通人弱势群体的危害要大的多。为富不仁让老百姓生活艰难,穷凶极恶是所有人一起毁灭生灵涂炭。太平日子过久了健忘而已。
法国大革命本身是很残酷血腥,但是那是摆脱之前更加血腥残酷的封建制度的必经之路。
之后才有的欧洲的思想进步,才有天赋人权的形成。即使到今天欧洲的资本主义也相对美国要改良的多。
同意"政客们的心又蠢又坏又硬",其实,这也包括school admin.
为什么以前所有mass shooting的枪手都是受到全网声讨,而这个CEO被枪杀全网认为活该?如果你简单地把一个反抗暴政的英雄等同于变态杀人犯,那你就是愚不可及。
就像在印度,一个女人被轮奸,去警局报案接着被警察轮奸,她悲愤地杀了一个强奸她的恶棍。你认为她跟terrorist一样残忍狠毒?聪明的你告诉我,她要怎样拱、往哪个方向拱,才能在一个对女性充满恶意的社会不受侵害??
是啊 要泄愤报复社会,请选择有点难度的CEO,别找平民。
没健忘但是也无力阻挡。你行你来。
那你也可以跟被轮奸的印度女人说,让她走法律程序,可以告强奸犯,把人杀了怎么也justify不了。
国有化就是效率更加底下。DMV几年办个驾照排一回就算了,你得了急病然后排队吧,排上了再治排不上拉到。VA系统都被大家骂,那可是服务退伍军人为国流过血立过功的。
如果是这样,就无解了
确实,美国的国企比中国国企效率更低
想要一个高效又少花钱的系统,如何破解?
那就只能,从成本角度考虑了?增加医生供给 。。。???
2008年那次大裁员,吴京华杀了CEO,Manager和HR。事后公司再裁员,一方面尽量让被裁的人当场lose access,其次是尽量不要把人逼到绝路上。
深有同感 我就是那个时期被裁的 公司被裁了三四轮 每批都一堆人 可是给的包裹特别厚道. 而且还很贴心的包裹和失业金可以一起领. (因为公司特地设置了一个loophole,不算severance pay) 所以可以和失业金一起领 我知道的好几个都是在领完包裹和失业金后才去找工作,好好休息了一阵 年底还赚了一笔 做事留条后路 别做绝
你以为当年李自成丢了工作时,没有appeal?法国大革命时,没有法律程序?
这个医疗保险制度都是这些CEO制定的啊。
Amazon想进医疗系统,CVS硬是拦不让。很多价格其实很便宜,10人民币的药,为什么美国要卖到100美元。谁赚了?
安保从经济上看是很不划算的事情,中国俗话都说只有千日做贼,没有千日防贼。医疗保险公司的高管们能动用多少钱给自己安保?每年一百亿?“这点钱”分摊到每个高管身上就不太多了,能增加刺杀难度,挡住一些为了利益的刺杀,但是不可能挡住绝望的人的自杀性攻击。而且这会给高管们的生活带来巨大不便。要知道就算总统的顶级安保也有不少漏洞。要是再多,股东们就不答应了,还不如把安保经费拿出来分摊给每个消费者,既省钱又换个好名声。
因为大药厂有建制派和主媒背书,医疗价格疯涨。
Obama care强迫人人买保险,保险公司只能涨premium和deductible 否则就会赔钱。
建制派政府一边印钱一边浪费,导致通胀。
贫富悬殊的结果就是社会动荡,民主党政府不作为,反而一直打种族牌性别牌挑动人民互斗。Luigi不是什么罗宾汉 他是个被洗脑,被大政府掠夺的悲剧人物。
今天支持Luigi的,11月时也是在疯狂diss trump的,真是很可笑。trump就是个挑战建制派,被建制派疯狂抹黑迫害的自由派无政府主义者,可是屁民们一直充当政府的打手。7百万选贺锦丽的, 其实是trump hater而已。
不够,起码要10,000个
川粉又开始瞎扯了。。美国英文社会媒体99%的支持,难道99%都是民主党的?你瞎扯也得有个度,至少让人一眼看不穿才行吧。。
99%支持哪里来的? 给出source。 都在讨论,就你上来抹黑贴标签,你才是造谣抹黑第一名。
正因为我没有杀人的胆量,这个Luigi所作所为让那些高位者欺压底层的时候心里尚有一丝惧怕。他们不知道我会不会是另一个Luigi。
"又蠢" ---- should this word to be deleted? They are so sharp and smart, :)
"普通人能干什么?在力所能及的范围内默默做好事,把形势朝一个好的方面拱。"
你自己信这句话吗?
嗯。我感觉后一个是没什么希望。
你这是做了什么天怒人怨的事情 ,导致你的邻居要拿枪爆头拿刀捅人?正常人没这种破事。
你是想说:宁鸣而死,不默而生吧?不好意思,偏题了。
法国大革命之前估计大家也是这么想的
对,好多人非黑即白,听到Bernie就闻风丧胆,说他是communist 。其实他既不是communist也不是他自己说的democratic socialist ,就是个搁在欧洲温和的不能再温和的social democratic。但是美国的韭菜太脑残了,没有欧洲革命老区的传统和分辨能力。
复杂的问题,从没有简单的办法 期望一枪解决这样盘根错节,积重难返的问题, 不是天真,是愚蠢
这个其实是老问题:是改良还是革命的问题? 100年前的中国,面临着同样的问题,中国最后的方案和实践是革命
那么,现在的美国,靠改良可以解决问题吗? 不知道 我的直觉是:不可能
不可能。 所以聪明如小哥的只能选择打响第一炮
之前所有的枪杀都是全网谴责,这次是全网叫好,为什么?如果你被邻居爆头被全网叫好,那么你最好反省一下自己做了什么罄竹难书的坏事。
你应该明白,我们并不会怂恿这个孩子去舍身成仁,但在他做出牺牲自己拯救世人的举动后,我们在为他呐喊为他呼告,让他不至于被上层无声无息地消失。而你呢,你在干什么?你是打算在这个勇敢的孩子身上踩上一脚,让他不得翻身吗??