'Boeing Is Everything Wrong With American Capitalism': Ex-Labor Secretary Robert Reich Responds To Plea Deal
'Boeing Is Everything Wrong With American Capitalism': Ex-Labor Secretary Robert Reich Responds To Plea Deal
A Former Secretary of Labor chimed in on Boeing Co's (NYSE:BA) emblematic market position following years of safety concerns and a plea deal with the United States Department of Justice on Monday.
美國勞工部前部長在星期一對波音公司（NYSE: 波音）的標誌性市場地位發表了評論，這是在安全問題和與美國司法部的協議之後幾年。
The Plea Deal: Boeing and the DOJ agreed to a preliminary plea deal, according to a court filing on Sunday night.
認罪協議：根據星期天晚上的一份法庭文件，波音和美國司法部達成了初步認罪協議。
Boeing will plead guilty to criminal conspiracy to defraud the U.S. after allegedly misleading the Federal Aviation Administration regarding safety on its 737 MAX plane. Two crashes of the 737 Max in 2018 and 2019 resulted in the deaths of 346 passengers.
波音將因涉嫌在737 MAX飛機的安全問題上誤導美國聯邦航空管理局而被判犯有刑事共謀罪。2018年和2019年737 Max的兩起墜機事故導致346名乘客死亡。
Under the deal, Boeing will spend at least $455 million on safety and compliance over the next three years, according to court filings. The agreement also requires Boeing to install a corporate monitor and allow the court to determine restitution for victims' families.
根據法庭文件，根據協議，波音將在未來三年內至少投資4.55億美元用於安全和合規性。協議還要求波音安裝企業監管器，並允許法院確定受害者家庭的賠償。
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Reactions: Robert Reich, Labor Secretary under the Clinton Administration, called Boeing a "sh***y corporation" in the wake of its plea deal.
反應：克林頓政府下的勞工部部長羅伯特·賴克在波音的認罪協議出來後稱波音是一家“糟糕的公司”。
"Boeing's descent reveals everything wrong with American capitalism today," Reich posted on X.
“波音公司的衰落揭示了今天美國資本主義的一切問題，”賴克在X上發表了這句話。
Speaking broadly on Boeing's purported operational failures, Reich connected safety mishaps to the company's merger with McDonnell Douglass in 1997. Reich believes that the merger was anticompetitive, and led Boeing to focus less on creating quality products in favor of cutting costs.
針對波音聲稱的運營失誤，賴克廣泛連接波音1997年與麥克唐納·道格拉斯公司的合併。賴克認爲合併是反競爭的，並導致波音減少了創造優質產品的工作，而是更注重削減成本。
Reich also alleged that Boeing spent millions on stock buybacks and congressional lobbying instead of using its cash to ensure that its planes were safe. Furthermore, Reich alleged that Boeing's workplace culture prioritized profits over safety.
賴克還聲稱波音花費數百萬美元用於股票回購和國會遊說，而不是使用其現金來確保其飛機安全。此外，賴克聲稱，波音的工作場所文化優先考慮了盈利而非安全。
"All of this inevitably led to the deadly safety issues Boeing faces today," Reich said.
“所有這一切最終導致了波音今天面臨的致命安全問題，”賴克說。
Reich said that Boeing should serve as a "cautionary tale," and urged the government to increase antitrust enforcement, issue government contracts more carefully and ban stock buybacks as a means of preventing safety catastrophes.
賴克表示波音應作爲“警鐘”，敦促政府加強反壟斷執法、更加謹慎地發佈政府合同，並禁止股票回購作爲防止安全災難的手段。
Price Action: Boeing closed 0.55% higher at $185.84 on Monday. One of the worst performers in the S&P 500, its stock is down over 26% in 2024. Boeing is also down nearly 50% in the past five years.
股價走勢：週一，波音收於185.84美元，漲0.55%。其股票是標普500指數中表現最差的之一，今年的股價下跌了超過26%。波音在過去五年中也下跌了近50%。
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