Quote:A couple of years ago, I would have been inclined to agree with you.

 

But you're either suggesting one of two things:


#1. An extremely limited government who only passes laws.  In which case good luck getting corporations giving up the protections they have now.  Corporations can buy politicians, and they often do.  From both parties.  Now we could put restrictions on campaign finance, but good luck getting that to pass.  republicans will (and have) argued that it's intruding on first amendment rights.  


#2. Absence of government altogether (the Anarho-Mises Libertarians, which you don't seem to be in line with), in which case there's not much to stop Wal-Mart from starting their own government because in the absence of power, will be those seeking power with promises of safety and in some cases liberty.  A world that could very well end up in much worse shape that we have even now.

 

I think Corporations are here to stay.  I'm not sure we can even achieve the idealized free market that you envision.  There's too much money involved.  And even if you replace all the politicians, the new ones would be as The Who so eloquently put it "Meet the New Boss, same as the old boss"