Businesses are required by law to do what is most profitable for their shareholders. So when businesses push stuff most people don't want, why don't their shareholders sue?

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    Yes, they are. It is common law, because jews sued Henry Ford, when he wanted to use the profits to raise the wage of his workers. This was absolutely unacceptable to the jews, so they sued him and they won, making it law that companies have to act in the interest of shareholders.