> If you have no competition, I would agree with you, its a very bad situation for the worker. Then why would you want to replace local government with a compa

> If you have no competition, I would agree with you, its a very bad situation for the worker. Then why would you want to replace local government with a company that has a clear incentive to limit competition? >People are only exploited if there is opportunity to exploit. I don't think having the opportunity forgives their exploitation, but they also can actively create more opportunity. >Trader Joes, Costco etc come to mind. Companies completely dwarfed by Amazon and Walmart's continued exploitation. There were good factories a century ago too. >Its a very bad example Yes, for some reason the company you immediately associated with past corruption isn't thriving. The domestic industry hasn't declined, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_police_in_the_United_States#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_police_in_the_United_S... and the US has further embraced the idea with private contractors like Blackwater.