Are Corporations a Threat to Democracy?

[Ironside]

No, they certainly aren't. They can be detrimental to the liberty of people, but that's like most any group.

Nearly all dangers stemming from corporations trying to influence politics and infringe on people's rights can be avoided if the population as a whole rejects the idea of government interference or widespread regulation in the economy.

Acceptance of high regulation is used by unscrupulous companies in order to push regulations that benefit them economically. Such regulation not only distorts the free market and therefore the most efficient allocation of resources, but often infringes on the right of people to conduct business as they would choose with others.

CR

So these unscrupulous companies would be scrupulous if they didn't have a concentration of power to attemt to corrupt?
And only use fair means to get fair advantages against other companies and/or to make profit?

I'll ask one counter question:

Is democracy always more profitable than lack of democracy?

Personally, I would say that in some cases, yes. Particually if they get large and powerful and a big corperation is more efficient due to economics of scale...