There's nothing wrong with a corporation in principle, just like there's nothing wrong in principle with for-profit universities or payday loans. In practice, i

There's nothing wrong with a corporation in principle, just like there's nothing wrong in principle with for-profit universities or payday loans. In practice, it's easy to see that many people who run corporations use them as an excuse for taking entirely self-interested actions that harm the rest of society. "I'm sorry, but I have to act in the best interest of the company, you understand." Of course there's nothing magic about corporations, and it's perfectly possible for individuals and private owners to be just as cruel. For purely cultural reasons, it's easier for most people to act in self interest when it feels like they're doing it for The Company rather than themselves. Note that there are other ways to organize people to farm efficiently, like worker cooperatives.