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> Corporations don’t have any power without government, which is why a limited government limits corporate power. That's a fairly naive view. Corporations have
by optimuspaul 9y ago
> Corporations don’t have any power without government, which is why a limited government limits corporate power.
That's a fairly naive view. Corporations have lots of power, potentially unlimited power, without government. A limited government has a limited ability to protect the people and limit corporate power. We need a strong democratic government, because in the end people are what matters.
- IanDrake 9y agoNo they don’t. Seriously, you watch too many movies. Corporations have no power over you. You can voluntarily do business with them, but they don’t have the power of coercion. Please name one instance where a corporation had the power to forcibly coerce someone without the government’s backing. To be clear, don’t cite voluntarily-entered contractual obligations.
- optimuspaul 9y agoYou missed the part about no government apparently. If there is no external force to prevent corporations, any person or organization for that matter, from forcibly coercing people. to be clear... my comment was only when there isn't a government involved at all, which was the context of the conversation. Thanks!