Your second sentence completely disqualified your first sentence. You make a declarative statement and then proceed to not back up that statement.
As for your irrational fear of Corporations. Why do you have that? What can a corporation force you to do? Can a corporation FORCE you to buy its products? Can Bill Gates mandate that you buy Microsoft? I am sure he would like to, but he can't. You have more power over Bill Gates than he does over you because you can choose to buy or not buy his product.
Now, can business collude with government to create advantages for itself? You betcha. But, that isn't solely the problem of business, it is a problem with government as well. It takes two people for a bribe to occur. You seem to want to absolve the government part of the equation, or want to focus on abstract things like "money in politics", yet fail to focus on the moral failings of the politicians in question.
It is not a fear of corporations, its frustration with corporations. I believe that the system, as set up currently favors those large corporations who successfully promise but do not deliver, choking out those who promise and deliver. With modern day advertising and less ability to check the facts, a corporation can always count on a fresh group of customers rather than depend on repeat business or word of mouth.
The unethical businesses make more money and are then in turn able to choke out the ethical ones. It makes it almost impossible for the consumer to get a good product.
Every industry is different, but this problem is pervasive. I see it in the law, I see it in Medicine, I have recently experienced it in Assisted Living Facilities, the list goes on. The most successful American Restaurants don't sell healthy food, they sell cheap food that can be advertised as a healthy alternative, or simply sold cheap. The "news" media sells lost cost news reporting, not what is important or newsworthy, but what will capture the most attention at the lowest cost to produce. Like I said, its a problem with unfettered capitalism, they corporation that can find a way to trick the consumer into an inferior product wins, and then snuffs out anyone who tries to produce a superior product.
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