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Hugabear

(10,340 posts) Mon Jan 23, 2012, 11:51 AM Jan 2012

If Corporations are now considered people...

...then there should be mandatory drug testing for any corporation receiving government tax subsidies, bailout money, or any sort of assistance (in other words, WELFARE)

...then we should be able to put entire corporations on trial for crimes against humanity and the environment

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If Corporations are now considered people... (Original Post) Hugabear Jan 2012 OP

They should be told "Life's Tough!" . . . just like they tell ALL OF US!! HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #1

They should just die at the actuarially appropriate time. annabanana Jan 2012 #2

They need to purchase condoms large enough to fit over their headquarters building. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #3

And over the factories that release pollutants into the environment. nt LiberalEsto Jan 2012 #6

Talk about hot air balloons! HopeHoops Jan 2012 #7

I've been wanting to talk to a tax person TlalocW Jan 2012 #4

Corporate persons cannot be deprived of property, unless thru due process, unlike real persons. WingDinger Jan 2012 #5

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)

1. They should be told "Life's Tough!" . . . just like they tell ALL OF US!!

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 11:53 AM

Jan 2012

They should be allowed to fail. Failing makes one stronger and behooves them to improve.

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

2. They should just die at the actuarially appropriate time.

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 11:54 AM

Jan 2012

And the should die INTESTATE!

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

3. They need to purchase condoms large enough to fit over their headquarters building.

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 11:56 AM

Jan 2012

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

6. And over the factories that release pollutants into the environment. nt

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 12:38 PM

Jan 2012

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

7. Talk about hot air balloons!

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 12:45 PM

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TlalocW

(15,383 posts)

4. I've been wanting to talk to a tax person

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 11:57 AM

Jan 2012

And tell them to do my taxes the normal way and then do my taxes as if I were a corporation, using every loophole out there, just to see what would be the difference, and if the corporation one was less, I would submit that because mathematically if x = y, then y = x. If corporations are people, then people are corporations.

TlalocW

WingDinger

(3,690 posts)

5. Corporate persons cannot be deprived of property, unless thru due process, unlike real persons.

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 12:22 PM

Jan 2012

Unless they are magnanimous, like megaupload. They set a terrible example, by giving their wares away.

Same with civil rights.

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