[–] JohnPaulJones 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
They aren't people in the same sense that you or I are people. It's an odd legal distinction but corporations have corporate personhood. This allows corporations to bring suits, be sued, pay taxes, etc. All the legal things that would become necessary to extend corporations beyond single owner or basic partnership.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_personhood
[–] cynicaloldfart 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago (edited ago)
No need, they've freely volunteered.
Lockheed Martin Corporation.
The Boeing Company.
Raytheon Company.
General Dynamics Corporation.
Northrop Grumman Corporation.
United Technologies Corporation.
L-3 Communications.
BAE Systems.
are heavily involved in all wars, not even just ours. Sometimes against us.
[–] RoundWheel 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
The simple fact is, corporations are not people. Corporations are designed to insulate corporate activity and the owners from limited financial liability. It was never designed to provide citizen rights, criminal liability protections, and broad spectrum financial protection. Factually, it does not. But... As with most things fucked in this country, an idiot (corrupt?) judge is behind it. A judge ruled that corporations are people. Then, over night, contrary to law and the US Constitution, legislation from the bench (which is illegal) declared corporations to be people. Our entire country was transformed.
People need to understand we are no longer a country of laws. The rule of law no longer exists in the United States. Well, it does, but only for the middle class and lower. Even the IRS admits there are three sets of tax codes in the Country. There is the congressional tax code. There is the IRS' interpretation of US tax code. And there is the US tax code, as interpreted, bought, and litigated by and for corporations. None of which is constitutional.
One of the indicators we have returned to rule of law is that corporations are no longer protected as people. People are always to be held accountable for financial and criminal wrong doing. Corporations were never intended to provide the broad protection and rights they enjoy today.
[–] Chiefpacman 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It would make sense if they could, as an entity, vote. They hold a large stake in this country.
It used to be you had to own land to vote. I'm not sure were better off with the masses voting.
[–] Cantilever 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I think you just won the game
[–] ImmortalCommunity ago
I told you, you were an engineer.
[–] murraryrothbard 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The existence of the "corporation" status was created to give protections to businesses from harming common people. So if they pollute your stream, the owner of the corporation or shareholders and managers are not personally liable. Anyone working for them is off the hook, the "corporation" is liable. This was the basis for creating the EPA when it was never needed in the 1st place. If the people who own and run a business are PERSONALLY liable for what that business does then it can all be handled by the courts and the bureaucracy is not needed. But that's a leftist for you, answer any problem with the expansion of govt.
[–] acWeynotAn4 ago (edited ago)
The existence of the "corporation" status was created to give protections to businesses from harming common people.
As a matter of fact the "corporate" status was created to stop imprisoning people for well meant but failed business endeavors. Because, you see, it is a game. If you want to win as an investor, be prepared to lose as an investor. You can't have all benefits without risks.
EPA
As in Environmental Protection Agency?
Do you know how polluted the environment was at the end of 20th century?
people who own and run a business are PERSONALLY liable for what that business does
They are if what they do is a criminal act.
You sound like a fucking retard, I am sorry, but that is a fact.
[–] murraryrothbard ago
Yeah because without the EPA how would we ever have cleaned things up? Give me a fucking break. You have a very selective idea of what is criminal. If my company pollutes a stream or river that runs onto your land that is a criminal act and I should be held liable. Death from a thousand needle pricks, everyone who has had property damage can sue. If you know this is what will happen to you, that you'll loose car/house/bank accounts you will be damn careful you don't pollute. If you know it's just your business that will suffer you can always get another job and take all your assets and move. Being personally liable for what we do is something most of us live with every day...but I guess that is "retarded" to you.
[–] Maroonsaint 0 points 31 points 31 points (+31|-0) ago
They just mean people as in all the good stuff. Same way feminism= equality
[–] ThisIsntMe123 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I guess this is why they don't want people to have genders? Otherwise how could a male company have a "merger" with another male company?
[–] OmLiLi ago
Their electricity bill would go mad.