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Oh, but they do need the money. The goal of the company is to maximize profit for the shareholders.

The "maximizing shareholder value" idea is a recent and inaccurate belief.

Corporations are beholden to their shareholders. This is an obvious and undisputed fact, rather than a belief.

The article you linked questioned the legal and ethical justification for this fact, not its accuracy.

I don't think the word "fact" means what you think it means.