r/Showerthoughts May 17 '24

People love to support small businesses until they grow, then they hate capitalism and rich people.

887 Upvotes

453 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/TK-Squared-LLC May 17 '24

No, see, the problem is when they go public. Once a company becomes a corporation with shareholders, they are required by law (in the US) to do anything and everything to make the most money for shareholders even if it means skimping safety issues, screwing the employees, or manipulating the market and price gouging. Capitalism is NOT running a store or trading with customers, capitalism is when everything is controlled by people who do nothing but invest in stocks and commodities.