Difference between revisions of "Corporations"
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| − | {{DES | des = Corporations are our first-class citizens, government created systems of privilege used to concentrate wealth. They are a fundamental part of our current capitalist system. Libertarian individualism seems to ignore this basic problem. A few libertarians (and some others) oppose corporations for that reason. Giant corporations exercise private tyranny because they are unaccountable. | show=}} | + | {{DES | des = Corporations are creatures of the state, our [[first-class citizens]], government created systems of privilege used to concentrate wealth. They are a fundamental part of our current capitalist system. Libertarian individualism seems to ignore this basic problem. A few libertarians (and some others) oppose corporations for that reason. Giant corporations exercise private tyranny because they are unaccountable to the public. | show=}} |
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| + | Differences between corporations and humans: | ||
| + | * unlimited life | ||
| + | * able to grow or contract amazingly | ||
| + | * can concentrate power on a level with government | ||
| + | * separate law (corporate law) | ||
| + | * subsidiary corporations (slaves) | ||
| + | * difficult to punish meaningfully | ||
| + | * can simply hire more processing power and expertise | ||
| + | * can be present in multiple locations simultaneously | ||
| + | * generally no objectives besides profit: amoral | ||
| + | * more resistant to taxation through separate law and multiple international jurisdictions | ||
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