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by Gibbon1 2602 days ago
> Companies don't exist for the public good

I think you can make a good argument that limited liability corporations should serve the public good in return for the stockholders being shielded from financial and criminal liability. Stands to reason then that government has a right to demand something in return.

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Spot on. adrianratnapala is confusing "private ownership" with something else.