Corporations vs. private interests.

[Robert Williams]

If all corporations were dissolved, how would we fare as a nation?

 

I sense that during the 20th century, the economy became concentrated by corporations, which became extremely large and widespread and became seemingly inextricable from our private lives and personal economic situations, but during the 21st century things are starting to shift a bit because the Internet is enabling cottage industries to flourish. Everyone who wants to open up a business no matter how small or how large is capable of doing so and competing and selling on a worldwide scale.

 

I've generated income making knives and bowstrings and selling archery equipment and my sales are international. I've been hosting other vendors and helping them set up stores and what have you. Others are making good money on Ebay or starting their own internet enterprises.

 

TimS took advantage of this and works for himself. A number of people here make plugs or build rods. Others have Ebay stores. How many people are taking advantage of the new market opportunities?

 

Complaining about corporations and insufficient nanny-care from the government isn't a solution to anything. How many of you that feel you can't get a fair break from government and corporations are doing someething to empower yourselves and put more control of your future in your own hands and how many of you aren't doing anything but complaining?

[Robert Williams]

Why are crickets chirping the only thing I'm hearing? This might be the most important discussion in which you ever engaged.

[Punk Freud]

If all corporations were dissolved, how would we fare as a nation?

 

Much better.

explain how this premise benefits the pubic interest:

Despite not being natural persons,

corporations are recognized by the law to have

rights like actual people

What I see are individuals hiding personal responsibility

behind a corporate shield. The CEO pollutes, yet he is not

held responsible, the corporation is.

[Robert Williams]

Punk, corporate structure enables public ownership, among other things. If you have a 401K, you are part owner of any number of corporations. If the corporation fails, you may lose your investment. You will not, however, be personally liable for infractions by that corporation and you won't lose your home because you're part of a megabillion dollar class action lawsuit.

 

That's for starters. And I'm not even an expert on this stuff. If you really wanted to know, you could do some research to try to understand why incorporating is beneficical to the public. If you're going to complain about it, understanding what you're complaining about in detail is a good thing.

[Wraith]

Much better.

 

explain how this premise benefits the pubic interest:

 

Despite not being natural persons,

 

corporations are recognized by the law to have

 

rights like actual people

 

What I see are individuals hiding personal responsibility

 

behind a corporate shield. The CEO pollutes, yet he is not

 

held responsible, the corporation is.

 

We would fare much better? Do you have the financial resources and knowledge to design and build a Nuclear Reactor? By yourself with help from your family?

 

 

As for , "The CEO pollutes", unless he's down at the 'River' at O-Dark-30, dumping barrels of PCB's into the River, HE did not 'pollute'.