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

macintux · on May 6, 2017

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

dajohnson89 · on May 7, 2017

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.

macintux · on May 7, 2017

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