Andrew Lentvorski wrote:
> Lan Barnes wrote:
>> On Wed, March 7, 2007 7:24 pm, Todd Walton wrote:
>>> Corporations *are* humans.
>>>
>>> -todd
>
> Then, their charters should expire every handful of decades and all of
> their assets should return to the stockholders. No exceptions.
That used to be the law. Also originally states could revoke their
charters for acting immorally or illegally.
> They should have mortality.
I agree.
> Corporations are composed of humans but are not human and should not
> be
> treated as such.
Under court decisions (they couldn't get laws passed to create this)
they are treated as "persons".
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