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tabbycat31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 12:30 PM
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If corporations are persons
then they should have no legal rights for the first 18 years of their existence.
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ddeclue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 12:31 PM
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1. But their parent or guardian corporation will have those rights instead..
:P
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 12:32 PM
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2. If corporations are persons, put them in jail for not paying their taxes.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 12:32 PM
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3. and be subject to mental competency hearings and commitment if they are a danger to themselves
or others... just like the rest of us.
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NoFace Donating Member (200 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 12:34 PM
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4. 'The Corporation' Documentary for anyone who hasn't seen it yet...
http://www.thecorporation.com/
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Nite Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 12:43 PM
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5. Excellent and
scary documentary!

Welcome to DU
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denverbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 12:46 PM
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6. They should also have pay personal tax rates with no other special deductions.
I don't get to deduct my utility costs from my income before I calculate what my taxes are. Or deduct the allowance I pay my kids. Or depreciate my house or furnace.
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Spike from MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 01:16 PM
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7. Exactly.
Let them take the same crappy "standard" deduction and pay the same tax rates as the rest of us.
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