Love, Corporate-Style By Ralph Nader, Reader Supported News 5 August 13 Mitt Romney famously said during his most recent bid for the presidency: "Corporations are people, my friend." Perhaps nothing else better surmises the state of our country -- even the state of our culture -- than a prominent politician running for the presidency openly advancing such a flawed opinion. It is no secret that corporations now wield immense power in our elections, in our economy, and even in how we spend time with our friends and families. Corporate entities, in their massive, billion dollar efforts to advertise and "brand" themselves, not only want consumers to think of them as people, but even as "friends." If a corporation could hit the campaign trail itself, one could imagine it uttering the phrase: "Corporations are friends, my people." CLICK LIKE IF YOU BELIEVE CORPORATIONS ARE PEOPLE.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 22:45:03 +0000
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