If Corporations Are People, They Should Act Like It

  • I'm personally against corporate personhood... I think there should be limits on rights of a corporation, and that there should be methods in place to restrict the actions of corporations to better benefit society... that doesn't mean socialism, I mean eliminating corporate taxes, adding in international currency exchange tariffs and excise taxes, and encouraging companies to either reinvest, diversify or payout dividends...

    Holding onto liquid or even un/under-used fixed assets doesn't benefit society. Part of the social contract allowing for the limited liability of companies is to benefit society with collective opportunities. With the ever-expanding IP restrictions, and even the premise of "corporate personhood" that is exceeded.

    Then again, I'm pretty libertarian minded, and feel that ensuring competition is one of the most important things we can do for society.

  • After a lot of back-and-forth with people who decry the idea of corporate personhood, and those who support it, I've decided to post one of the few articles I've read that manages to maintain some semblance of balance. This article has produced a good number of _quality_ debates in the circles I've shared it. I hope others will find it similarly enlightening and useful.