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Corporations do evil things all the time. This is not to say that all corporations do evil.
It should be noted, however, that the very nature of a corporation removes responsibiliy from the owners (the investors) and places it squarely on the plate of the Corporation. The Corporation, as aceventura points out, is considered a person by law. A corporation's goal is to amass profit for its investors... period (it may have other "goals" but profit is its only true motive, if it were otherwise, why would anyone invest? Just give to a charity). Corporations allow investers to put their money into a collective pot without getting their hands dirty with the actual running of a business. The thing is, these investors expect, no... demand, a return on their investment. The pressure to pay lower wages, to "corner the market", to grow to the detirment of the environment, etc. is great.
When you are chasing profit as your only motivation, evil becomes something you do to keep the machine going. To keep growth happening. To keep the cogs of business in the black.
Are corporations evil. Not inherently so. Are they conducive to evil? Yes.
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