That may be one of the stated pretexts but its false. The real reason is as always in history: inordinate corporate greed for wealth and power. Corporations are

That may be one of the stated pretexts but its false. The real reason is as always in history: inordinate corporate greed for wealth and power. Corporations are just privatised govts. Unless there are ever-evolving checks and balances, they will inevitably attract control to themselves.