This is the libertarian argument that since businesses try to maximize profits, they would not do things like discriminate, pollute or defraud because in the lo

This is the libertarian argument that since businesses try to maximize profits, they would not do things like discriminate, pollute or defraud because in the long-term it would hurt profits. The reality is businesses (including organized crime) are made up of individuals, who do illogical and short-sighted things all the time.