> We should have limits on the size and scope of big companies
We could get really far by simply removing legal and political protections that make massive companies possible. If companies and their leadership could actually be held accountable by employees and consumers, they would be much more hesitant to continue to grow and chase profits indefinitely.
Similarly removing tax loop holes would also likely help. Massive companies get to a scale where they can play ridiculous tax games that just aren't possible on a smaller scale.
Exactly right. And we also need ways to combat the fact that large businesses have the money to hire a basketball team of top-notch lawyers that can crush much of their legal opposition. Basically, large companies get to a point where they are not competitive and use loopholes and other devious strategies to their advantage.
I'd actually argue that the fact that more expensive lawyers gives you a tangible, large advantage in the court room is an indication that our legal system is fundamentally broken.
Rather than trying to fix one symptom of that, corporate legal power, we should fix the legal system itself.
Oh sure, I actually meant that as a continuation of my earlier comment. We should remove legal and tax protections for companies, making large companies much less likely, and we should separately fix the fundamental problems of our legal system that corporations, among others, take advantage of today.
We could get really far by simply removing legal and political protections that make massive companies possible. If companies and their leadership could actually be held accountable by employees and consumers, they would be much more hesitant to continue to grow and chase profits indefinitely.
Similarly removing tax loop holes would also likely help. Massive companies get to a scale where they can play ridiculous tax games that just aren't possible on a smaller scale.