| Company A | Company B
|
| Provides good local direct and indirect employment with decent wages |
Outsources labour to cheap third party country or has low-wage local employment |
| Pays incomes taxes locally |
Pays low or no income taxes (foreign tax residency or creatively uses tax credits) |
| Sustainable |
Relies on state welfare, bailouts |
| Provides customers with good price/quality value |
Sells overhyped/overpriced goods or services |
| Competitive |
Uncompetitive, operates in monopoly or cartel mode |
| Average profits and shareholder payouts |
High profits and shareholders payouts |
| Develops organically with R&D and improves goods/services |
Uses R&D money for share buy-backs or other financial schemes |