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From the Economist, here: Companies and democracy - The Political CEO
Let them come down here and enter the debate. Then I'll ask them why they think they have any right whatsoever for their hyperbolic salaries ... !
Excerpt:
What makes them even think they have a right to splatter their opinion across the pages more than you or me.When americans notice business and politics mingling in other countries they often see it as a sign of institutional decay, crony capitalism or authoritarianism. Today the mixing of government and corporations is happening in America. Sometimes that is in pursuit of honourable causes, as in the protest of ceos over new laws restricting voting in Georgia and other states. Sometimes it is visible in the statesman-ceo: the latest manifesto from Jamie Dimon, boss of JPMorgan Chase, pronounces on military procurement and criminal justice among many other weighty concerns. Most broadly of all, it is reflected in how the Business Roundtable, a lobbying group, has extended the corporate remit to include serving all stakeholders, for the success of their firms, communities and country.
Let them come down here and enter the debate. Then I'll ask them why they think they have any right whatsoever for their hyperbolic salaries ... !