What should corporations be for? @OpentoDebate
What should corporations be for?  @OpentoDebate
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What should corporations be for?

Nick Hanauer argues the law should shift the purpose of a corporation from enriching shareholders to solving human problems, because the norms we set shape how people behave.

Jason Furman argues it's rhetoric without a mechanism, a rule that companies would simply ignore.

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What should corporations be for?

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