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You really expect ethics from corporation? They are not human. They do not feel empathy. If you want them to act a certain way, it has to be put in law.

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A corporation is just a bunch of people.

Hiding behind a legal structure yes, but just a bunch of people.

And each of this people can think 'so bad, but it's.not my fault, it's corporate policy' instead of feeling guilt.

Corporate policy, written by humans.

well yeah. It then requires a single sociopath to make the rules that will be followed by 'normal' human beings.

Sure there are bad people everywhere. But they're people, just people.

That, or it has to otherwise affect their bottom line.

Laws are sticks. Profits are carrots.

Reduce the costs of doing the right thing, and suddenly companies will do just that.

Look at the difference in Obama's treatment of corporate inversions and Trump's treatment of it with the TCJA -- as well as the associated repatriation tax holiday.

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