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[–] weezkitty 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

The purpose of a corporation should not be to extract wealth through any means regardless of whether they are ethical or unethical. This is parroted all over the internet but it is not true.

In a capitalist system, that is exactly the purpose of a corporation

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[–] dayofthehope 2 points -1 points (+1|-2) ago 

Clearly, you don't understand the capitalist system. Go back to the USSR.

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[–] weezkitty 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I think you don't understand it.

Oxford dictionary:

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/capitalism

An economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state

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