[–] Dumpsterjuice ago
Because people have been bought and sold long before there were corporations.
[–] jokersmild 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Corporations are not people... You can hang people for being homicidal.
[–] acWeynotAn4 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
If corporations are people
Corporations are NOT people. Corporations are virtual machines existing in the legal meta-space.
They were essentially invented to separate business from individuals. That is their primary purpose. They are a thing of their own kind.
[–] Ricky-Spanish ago (edited ago)
I have never heard anyone in my life say that corporations are people. They are legal entities, not even close to the same thing.
[–] TerryB 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
'Person' big, big difference in legalese than the common english.