Corporation Bashing

[Martin Hash]

The current animosity directed towards “corporations,” spurred on by the recent Supreme Court decision to allow them unlimited campaign contributions, is unhealthy and hypocritical. It leads directly to disdain of business in general, and business is simply people pursing the American dream. The scorn and ridicule heaped on “corporations” makes an easy leap to the person who operates a service station or sandwich shop. Folks are always looking for a bogeyman that is causing their problems, but when the scapegoat is foundational to our society, and the hate and venom is deflecting onto the people who are its backbone, pitting neighbor against neighbor, this will lead to non-cooperation and diminish all our lives. As an alternative to the name-calling and hand-wringing, if we do not like what a corporation is doing, rather than shaking our fists, let us hold the CEO personally accountable. Let us name names and focus our anger and resentment where it belongs – on irresponsible people, not on lifeless institutions.