Corporate America
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- Corporate America is also the name of rock band Boston's 2002 album.
Corporate America is an informal phrase describing the world of corporations within the United States. Its negative connotations imply greed, a lack of social responsibility, and resistance to entitlements. Its positive connotations imply a powerful and productive capitalist society that enlarges the middle class, rewards people based on merit, and provides a ladder to success.
While "Corporate America" is commonly used interchangeably with the phrase "Wall Street", it is also sometimes used in contrast, as when distinguishing between the interests, culture, and lifestyles of major Fortune 500 industrial or service corporations with those of investment banks. In this contrast, Corporate America is usually cast as more secure, less cut-throat, but also less remunerative as an employee.
Within a lack of social responsibility of Corporate America, there lies the almost certain consequences of irreversible damage done to growing children and teens of the modern world. With aspirations to "fit in" and become one with the trend, they are thrown off track and are quite literally forced into this culture which revolves around buying their way to acceptance of the current “scene” being sold.
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