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I often hear people say "if corporations are people how do we execute them?"

I remind them that this current insanity of profit at all costs has not always been the norm. Of course to a certain degree it has, but a long time ago, in America at least, corporations had to prove they were providing a public good or service, and if they were found to not be, their charter could be revoked! That right there is the death penalty for a corporation. While I'm sure it would have its own set of issues, I often dream about a world in which that becomes the norm instead of destroying the world so a multimillionare can get a few extra mil and the billionares get a few extra bil, while they oppress us and compromise our governments.




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