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Aerows

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11. Small and medium corporations

Reply to alc (Reply #9)

Mon Feb 27, 2012, 11:35 AM

Feb 2012

Are not the problem. If they screw up, they are small enough to be held accountable. The problem is that we have too many HUGE corporations that are so big, it's impossible to keep them in check. They need to be broken up into smaller pieces.

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Since private corporations are corrupt as hell, [View all] Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 OP

That's a somewhat haphazard way to regulate corporations... rfranklin Feb 2012 #1

As of right now, I don't see that happening. Private corporations are a band of thugs Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #2

How wide is your brush? ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #3

What laws have they broken? badtoworse Feb 2012 #4

I'm a private corporation and I'm not corrupt as hell. Bonhomme Richard Feb 2012 #5

I doubt yours is large enough to damage the country. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #7

Now you've hit on the real problem Aerows Feb 2012 #10

No doubt about it. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #17

The founding fathers revolution was AGAINST a corporation. The never envisioned we the people Vincardog Feb 2012 #6

That's part of the problem, that, lobbying, and deregulation. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #12

I'm a big fan of Anon, and although sometimes what they expose makes me gateley Feb 2012 #8

I agree nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #13

SOME private corporations are corrupt as hell alc Feb 2012 #9

Small and medium corporations Aerows Feb 2012 #11

Exactly. And at this moment, giant corporations run our election system, our money supply, Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #18

I'm not against private ownership at all. In fact, I think it's vital to a country's health Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #16

Corporations act in their own self-interest. badtoworse Feb 2012 #19

It does when they have too much power. Aerows Feb 2012 #27

How about some examples of actual corruption? badtoworse Feb 2012 #29

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #30

What an erudite response - nt badtoworse Feb 2012 #31

Private business may not libtodeath Feb 2012 #14

Amen to that. What's more, corporations have only 1 primary purpose in life: to make money. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #20

Corporations used to be required to provide some useful societal function. The right wing Vincardog Feb 2012 #26

All of them? Including DemocraticUnderground, LLC? (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #15

The overwhelming majority of corporations exist only to make a profit Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #21

As long as they operate within the law, there is nothing wrong with that. badtoworse Feb 2012 #22

Exactly, which is why they need to be denied personhood and an assumption that they're benevolent Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #25

That's true. Newest Reality Feb 2012 #23

I love what you said, and it makes perfect sense: Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #24

Agree wholeheartedly Aerows Feb 2012 #28