That's a peculiarly American view of the role of corporations. Another valid goal for companies is providing sustenance to their employees first, and "value" la

That's a peculiarly American view of the role of corporations. Another valid goal for companies is providing sustenance to their employees first, and "value" later. Indeed. Even stakeholder-driven commercial institutions like co-ops or credit unions are somehow culturally not-quite-corporations in the (American) usual sense.