@Mister Spock
What any individual or company does can be reduced to "doing it for themselves." Mother Theresa, Eunice Shriver, etc. did what they did because it made THEM feel good. It just so happened to benefit others too.
Its best when people take care of themselves first (as long as its not at the expense of others.) Then they are in a good place in life and can start thinking of others and the greater good. When people like the castros, chavez denounce capitalism its assumed that those are getting richer and making everyone else equally poorer.
Ironically, that's exactly what happened in those countries. Just that those guys who are supposed to be helping the poor are rich and powerful keeping everyone else poor with the silly social revolutions.
When a rich person buys a yacht many think "oh spoiled rich greedy bastard". But that purchase helped create jobs - the proper form of income redistribution.
Its especially important that a company takes care of itself first to create jobs.
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