In loving, living memory, John Melançon 1928 – 2007
A November 2007 Harris poll found that less than 15 percent of the population believes each of the following industries to be "generally honest and trustworthy:" tobacco companies (3 percent); oil companies (3 percent); managed care companies such as HMOs (5 percent); health insurance companies (7 percent); telephone companies (10 percent); life insurance companies (10 percent); online retailers (10 percent); pharmaceutical and drug companies (11 percent); car manufacturers (11 percent); airlines (11 percent); packaged food companies (12 percent); electric and gas utilities (15 percent). Only 32 percent of adults said they trusted the best-rated industry about which Harris surveyed, supermarkets.
After getting past the inanity of applying personal attributes of honesty and trustworthiness to a corporate entity, bound by law to screw you if it means a higher return for stockholders, I think I'd have at least been more favorable to online retailers and food companies!