@gerrymcgovern This is how fascism starts. And no, it's not an exaggeration; check the role of Krupps, BMW, Volkswagen, Bayer, and Commerzbank, for example, in supporting and having secret agreements with the German government during the 1930's and all the way to 1945. If private companies can operate in secret, evading public scrutiny on deals involving public property and consequences for the general public, then...you don't have a democracy anymore.
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