This conversation is a little off the rails, in my opinion. Colors of money, market forces, the political alignment of the NYT... None of these are the most i

This conversation is a little off the rails, in my opinion. Colors of money, market forces, the political alignment of the NYT... None of these are the most interesting part. The government(s) exists to serve the people, right? To provide safety, predictability in the environment, in our lives. We exchange a little liberty for those benefits and indeed pay taxes, too. Corporations exist to make money. And to protect their owners from liability, I guess? I'm no expert on why corporations exist, and I certainly can't tell you why they should exist. This animated series of tweets from the NYT (it's hardly an article!) tells us that corporations, specifically a subset known as "private equity", now own things that the average person does not expect them to own. For me, the takeaway is: The number of things NOT owned by corporations is decreasing and traditional resistance (by the governments and individuals) is failing or has failed.