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Corporations are not interested in spending their profits on anything that benefits the workforce or society. Corporations exist to make as much money as they can, and keep it. It does not take a genius or a "liberal" to understand this, just one who is willing to see past the shallow Conservative pro-business rhetoric that is supplied directly to the talking-points pundits by the corporate lobbyists.
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This is an interesting point I'd like to touch on.
Conservatives alternate between talking about how great business is, and talking about how great the free market is, and how well it works even if people aren't all that noble about it. The idea is that a great and equitable system arises out of the selfish profit motive.
Perhaps some or even many conservatives hold only one of the two ideas, but both are present in the movement, and they are contradictory.
I suppose the difference with Kerry is that he doesn't take corporations at their word when they say they're being altruistic or benevolent. The Democratic party's attitude towards business is a bit more skeptical than that of the Republicans.
I think that's realistic, and I think it's a good thing.