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The corporation, like the psychopathic personality it resembles, is programmed to exploit others for profit.


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The corporation was originally conceived as a public institution whose purpose was to serve national interests and advance the public good.

The corporation was originally conceived as a public institution whose purpose was to serve national interests and advance the public good.



A century and a half after its birth, the modern business corporation, an artificial person made in the image of a human psychopath, now is seeking to remake real people in its image.

A century and a half after its birth, the modern business corporation, an artificial person made in the image of a human psychopath, now is seeking to remake real people in its image.



As a psychopathic creature, the corporation can neither recognize nor act upon moral reasons to refrain from harming others.

As a psychopathic creature, the corporation can neither recognize nor act upon moral reasons to refrain from harming others.



By leveraging their freedom from the bonds of location, corporations could now dictate the economic policy of governments.

By leveraging their freedom from the bonds of location, corporations could now dictate the economic policy of governments.



Goodwin has done the seemingly impossible-he has made economics comprehensible and funny.

Goodwin has done the seemingly impossible-he has made economics comprehensible and funny.



The corporation is not an independent "person" with its own rights, needs, and desires that regulators must respect. It is a state created tool for advancing social and economic policy.

The corporation is not an independent "person" with its own rights, needs, and desires that regulators must respect. It is a state created tool for advancing social and economic policy.



As institutional psychopaths, corporations are wont to remove obstacles that get into their way.

As institutional psychopaths, corporations are wont to remove obstacles that get into their way.





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