I meant to address you directly, then accidentally posted without including your name. Apologies.
However, I don't think you can blame a corporate/machine for doing the very thing it was designed to do. If there is fault, then it's the fault of the politicians.
"If there is fault, then it's the fault of the politicians."
Politicians are inherently corrupt (as we all are to some extent). Some are better than others, but they all smell funny. Doubtless the pockets of the lawmakers who wrote our laws for incorporation were stuffed in one form or another. I'm only more amazed as time goes by how well the framers of our constitution understood the true nature of government.
The damned things have taken on a life of their own... I'm sure that wasn't the intent when they were invented, but that's pretty much how it's turned-out. Rather like 'The Terminator' or 'The Matrix' in that regard. :) They've gotten so powerful that it's nearly impossible put them down once they've gone mad. Law of unintended consequences...