The founders recognized the dangers of capitalism and chartered corporations. Their charter could be revoked if they acted again the public good. Corporations have a natural proclivity to go from corporations to oligopolies and finally monopolies.
. Competition is good for consumers. It results in product innovation, price wars, and better service. Those all eat away at profits. The corporate ethos that we somehow accept, is they exist only to maximize profits. The tension between what is good for the country V what is good for corporations is real. They are conflicting. Corporations steal power and money from the people.
We used to break up monopolies. We should do it again.
. Competition is good for consumers. It results in product innovation, price wars, and better service. Those all eat away at profits. The corporate ethos that we somehow accept, is they exist only to maximize profits. The tension between what is good for the country V what is good for corporations is real. They are conflicting. Corporations steal power and money from the people.
We used to break up monopolies. We should do it again.