According to the US DOL and DOJ, you are nearly 50 times more likely to be killed or seriously maimed by a corporation than a "civilian" criminal.
Their figures include accidental and avoidable deaths in hospitals.
It's estimated that 227,000 hospital deaths which occur each year here in the U.S. are AVOIDABLE. This figure is similar to those reported by various news agencies, often by their resident M.D. on the news staff.
Here's another source which report its just 87,000 deaths per year.
Regardless, the first link got it right: Much of the funds made by hospitals isn't spent on patient care, but is instead diverted to satisfy corporate greed.
One of the instructors in my masters' program used to work on the hospital administration staff as a senior financial analyst. Patient care wasn't a factor in their investment decisions with respect to purchasing new equipment or upgrading facilities, except to meet minimum federal requirements. Rather, the hospital was a business. They were in it to make a buck! They actually decided on a poorer-quality MRI machine simply because it would save them 4% per year over its competitor which had 30% greater resolution.
I think this makes it pretty clear why many Banks and Corporations REALLY don't want customers and employees carrying on their property... :cuss:
Interestingly enough, my local bank was founded after a highly decorated Army Air Corps pilot. They have no problem with my OCing in the branch office closest to me. My other bank, USAA, was founded by and for members of the military and family members. I can't get through the front door OCing, and they have a metal detector one must pass through before one exits the lobby into the corporate offices!
A friend of mine who works there says it's to keep the employees from going postal on one another, as the stress occasionally gets to someone who then suffers from a breakdown. Given the fact that customers aren't generally allowed in the corporate offices (just the lunchroom as a guest, but must be escorted through the metal dector by an employee), I believe her.
Still, what's to prevent an employee from going postal with a letter opener? All it takes is a 0.25-second stab in the right place, and no ambulance in the world can respond fast enough - they're done for. Even if it occurred in the ER of a hospital, the vic's chances would still be 50-50.
As for what corporations do to food to get people to each more... Don't get me started! MOST cuts of beef at Walmart have been "flavor-enhanced" by means of some sort of rinse or marinate, and is why I buy beef from a source that serves beef, and nothing but the beef.