Are Corporations a Threat to Democracy?

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I love how when a thread is opened in the Backroom you can usually predict the viewpoints of other members. The turns that debate takes when the rare deviation from expected thought occurs are also very interesting, as are the fluctuations in how vocal the left is versus how vocal the right is every quarter.

EDIT: Many people have said their general opinions on corporations, but few have actually stated outright why or why not they are threats to democracy specifically. Thoughts?