A corporation was originally designed to allow a group to be formed to complete a single project, after which it would be disbanded. At the end of the Civil War, the 14th Amendment was passed to protect the rights of former slaves. At this point, corporate lawyers worked to define a corporation as a “person,” granting it the right to life, liberty, and property. Since this distinction was made, corporations have grown larger and larger, controlling many aspects of the economy and the lives of Americans. Corporations are not good for America because they outsource jobs, lie and deceive, and knowingly produce and sell products that can harm people and animals, all for the purpose of increasing profits. Corporations in the United States have proven time and time again that they are focused on profit and not what is good for America. An example of this is the fact that many companies have factories in other countries or buy from other companies that make them. Nike (a sports shoe and apparel company) produces most of its shoes and apparel in factories in other countries, including Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, and Malaysia. According to Nike's factory list released in May 2011, only 49 of over 700 factories are located in the United States (Nike, Inc.). This means that thousands of jobs that could be filled by needy Americans are instead filled by workers from other countries. . This reason why Nike and other companies outsource is very simple and it is very cheap to do so. In an excerpt from Jeffrey St. Clair's book “Born Under a Bad Sky” the author describes the huge differences between Nike's production costs and retail prices. “In Vietnam, it costs Nike only $1.50 to produce… middle of paper… the Corporation. Dir. Marzo Achbar. Zeitgeist Films Ltd., 2003. DVD.Frank, T.A. “A Brief History of Wal-Mart.” Washington Monthly April 2006. ReclaimDemocracy.org. Network. September 3, 2008. DVD Factory Disclosure List.Nike, Inc.. Nike, Inc, May 1, 2011. PDF.St. Chiara, Jeffrey. “Why Organic, Justice-Conscious Consumers Should Boycott Nike and Other Multinational-Branded Products.” Born under an ugly sky: notes from the dark side of the earth. Petrolia, CA: CounterPunch, 2008. Organic Consumers Association. Network. .Theatre, David. “Nike Lists Abuses in Asian Factories.” The Guardian (2005). Yale Global Online Magazine. Network. October 26. 2011. .