Corporations are Vicious Sociopaths, made out of paper. "Regulations" are what protect us.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

1. I think that's a gross over generalization. Not every corporation is sociopathic.

In fact, I would be skeptical of any claim that declared the ratio of sociopathic corporations to be any higher than the ratio of sociopathic individuals.

You also vacillate between declaring corporations are nothing more than paper but then engage in some pretty bold anthropomorphism.

Corporations have a purpose. They are people self-organizing into efficient means for administering the productions of goods and services. However, that entails accumulating power and resources. If you want organizations capable of supporting the demands of populations numbering in the hundreds of millions you're going to have to permit the efficiency that evolves from the corporate structure.

Where the trouble comes in is the human dimension. When power and resources accumulate people of ill intent will gravitate to those sources. It can be corporations, religion or government. It's not the company, the church or the political ideology that draws them -- it's the power.

The best means of countering this tendency will chop up the power into as many small elements as possible. Our government structure is an excellent example of that with the separate branches of government and why church and state are separated. Remember, separating church and state is as much about keep kings out of pulpits as it is about keeping popes off of thrones. We see the corporate version of this in phenomena such as one corporations using laws and regulations to stifle competition or rent-seeking contracts. We should keep government separate from the economy for the same reason --

The scoundrels won't disappear from the corporate boardroom, they will gravitate to the halls of congress.

We no more want government telling the economic engine what and how to produce any more than we want government telling us what can or cannot be preached on Sundays (or Fridays or Saturdays). If a corporation is meeting demands and not harming anyone they should be left in peace to profit. The proper role of government is to serve as a dispassionate arbiter when allegations of wrongdoing arise.