The job of a corporate body is to pursue it's corporate interests - quite often transnational now - whereas the job of a state is to protect the interests of its people - which may sometimes coincide but are never coterminous with the interests of the people.
Political debate should be between the people and not determined by corporate interests - which means there should also be considerable restrictions on corporate ownership of media etc. - which are an essential part of a functioning democracy. "It's a mystery to me - the game commences, For the usual fee - plus expenses, Confidential information - it's in my diary..."
protect the interests of its people - which may sometimes coincide but are never coterminous with the interests of the people
I should of course have written "coterminous with the interests of corporations". What's good for Henry Ford isn't always what's good for America - even if it sometimes can be. "It's a mystery to me - the game commences, For the usual fee - plus expenses, Confidential information - it's in my diary..."
