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CONCLUSION -- Making A Bid For
the Public Trust
Anti-business movements, wherever they are found,
are often political movements, not economic
movements. They need the support of government
and the passive business sector to succeed. Business
people should refuse to just be a frozen asset in the
struggle, by only grumbling in private. Business people
should make a bid for public trust in terms of
performance, meticulous attention to quality, and
efficient use of natural resources.
Through the Belden Center, business people are
advised this: Tell your story or some amateur will.
If
those running for office say,
''No tax breaks for the
rich,
"business people should say aloud,
''All right, no
new jobs for those who need them.
"
Constructive
candor is a smart communication tool. The re–
education task can be done on a company basis -–
each one telling its own story to the people within its
own orbit. Each business needs to work with its
people.
Even if the reader is not a graduate of Harding
University, he should expect his views to be
represented in the ranks of the faculty of his alma
mater, especially if he is subscribing financially to the
institution. The Belden Center is such a vehicle.
Additional efforts should be made to publicize the need
for economic education.
Subsequent programs such as businesses sponsoring
chairs in free, private enterprise education in colleges
and universities should be undertaken to meet needs.
Economic instruction should be provided for college
students before they graduate, with special emphasis
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