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Corporatocracy: The Borderless Empire

When corporations become more powerful than governments, when governments are controlled by the private sector, when conglomerates have their bloodless revolution, then, then we will be living in a corporatocracy. As governments get poorer and corporations get richer, will we see a global corporatocracy? Some companies are already richer than entire countries. Will we see the rise of a megacorporation? Perhaps a real life Weyland-Yutani or Shinra Electric Power Company? Will we see the rise of another East India Company, this time on a global scale? Has this bloodless revolution already taken place without the general public knowing about it? Do corporations control America? These are all good questions. Do you believe we will ever see megacorporations in real life?

Reply 1

D.R.E

Original post by SaturnVengeance

Do you believe we will ever see megacorporations in real life?

Maybe, but I'm also putting a fiver that pigs will fly the same day.

Reply 2

Bobifier

If you're worried, Google is the one to watch out for.

Reply 3

simontinsley

No, large companies rely on the market restricting activities actions of governments, and thus large corporations can only sustain themselves in this environment. Government to a large extent already is controlled by the vested interests of those in large companies - but it's only because of government that corporations are so powerful and don't have margins competed away.