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The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power Joel Bakan 
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Rank: 8647 (Waco, Texas) October 6, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars As a small business owner, I am attuned to the impositions of governmental intrusions. I decided to read this book in order to get a more balanced view. Although this author definitely has a bias, he does not come across as overtly fanatical, and has plenty of examples to document his position. The corporation is compared to a sociopath. The sociopathic personality is "irresponsible, manipulating, grandiose, lacking in empathy, has asocial tendencies, refuses to accept responsibility for actions, and cannot feel remorse....Many of the attitudes people adopt and the actions they execute when acting as corporate operatives can be characterized as psychopathic." Moreover, by the legal way a corporation is set up, its only motive is profit. Every action taken, no matter how altruistic it looks, has to ultimately be a search for profits. Otherwise, the corporation is subject to litigation by the shareholders. "The corporation is deliberately programmed, indeed legally compelled, to externalize (dump) costs without regard for the harm it may cause to people, communities, and the natural environment. Every cost it can unload onto someone else is a benefit to itself, a direct route to profit." "Many major corporations engage in unlawful behavior, and some are habitual offenders with records that would be the envy of even the most prolific human criminals." Following this quote is a list of 42 heavy fines levied over 11 years to GE. This sounds akin to keeping a hardened repeat criminal under perpetual parole with minimal supervision and occasional hand slaps. A law professor is quoted, "The practical business view is that a fine is an additional cost of doing business....the corporation, once convicted and fined, will simply have learned how to cover its tracks better." Within the past 20 years, corporations have really gotten in bed with government in the United States. Billions in PAC money is spent every year for lobbying and political contributions. "It's very hard for a politician to turn someone down who has given a hundred thousand dollars to [his or her] campaign. In terms of getting in the door and making your case, it's obviously easier." How can virtually unfunded (by comparison) watchdog groups compete with this machine aimed toward sugar-coating their industries and de-regulation. I recommend this book highly, and am looking at the current political campaign with another view as to why certain programs are supported or not supported. Perhaps in their votes our politicians are exhibiting sociopathic traits they borrowed from their corporate contributors or from lobbyists representing the corporate mindset.
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