Reply #44: Your Agenda [View All]

While some of the information you state here may be true, I have to question your motive in writing this post. Thousands of American companies do this exact same thing, it's called "branding" and it is the basis of forming a successful business. It seems odd that you are targeting this one company.

First of all, the article about the "unpaid intern" states that the individual AGREED to an unpaid internship. He only worked for 18 days, and it appears to be at his free will. I'm not sure why someone would agree to an unpaid internship and then sue for a mere 1000 something dollars for the short time of 18 days of work. The only reason the company probably settled was out of convenience- they probably did not want to spend the time and effort to dispute such a ridiculous claim. If someone wants a paid internship, then they should not sign up for an unpaid one- the whole thing seems bogus.

Secondly, it sounds like this company is doing nothing illegal in terms of branding under their own name. If the companies they are marketing have agreed to let Centron brand them in the US, then there is absolutely nothing wrong with this.

Thirdly, your notion that this company is violating anti-dumping laws is based on pure speculation. Costs of products are based on multiple factors including geography of manufacturing, distribution lines, and factors included in a company's business model. Also, how much overhead and investment a company has also determines the cost of their products. Let qualified people determine if this is a problem.

Fourthly, I understand your concern in sending stimulus money back to China. However, it appears this company is planning to open up shop here in the US and create job opportunities locally. Also, it is the choice of the consumer of what products they buy. Good luck on convincing the entire US to buy nothing that says "made in China" on it.

Fifthly, the term "made in US" is a very loose one. Most, if not all, technological products "made in the US" source at least some of their raw material from another country. If you take a closer look at where Centron's manufacturers source from, a fairly decent percentage of their raw material probably comes from other countries as well, including the US (in fact, many foreign solar manufacturers use lamination material and diode boxes sourced from the US). If you own a cell phone, then you are guilty of the exact argument you are stating. You may not like it, but the US is a country that relies heavily on importing goods from other countries.

Sixthly, you stated: "It has been brought to my attention that the people involved in Centron Solar are tied in with government officials who are aiming at profiting from this business. This is an absolute perversion of our constitution and judicial legislature and needs to be stopped immediately." How on earth would you have information concerning this matter? I would be interested to see your proof in this claim. Yes, the government can often act in corrupt ways, but I am not sure how you would know such information and state is as though it was a fact- sounds like another speculation to me.

Finally, I have to again question your motive in creating this post. It is curious to me why you would pinpoint one company when there are so many American companies doing this exact same thing. It seems you may have a personal agenda to destroy this company's reputation before they have even had a chance to put their voice out. If they are doing nothing illegal and plan to create jobs in the US, I do not see why someone would have such a mission to put forth such a one-sided argument.