Romney in Iowa: 'Corporations are people'

How about treating it as a group of emotional, living, breathing, thoughtful human beings? You got a problem with that? Or does that only apply to unions?

 

it can be treated as a group of human beings without having its own set of rights

 

So a corporation can not commit a crime? Only a person working for the corporation?

 

A group of people is not a person. We have rights as a person. Separate from rights of groups.

 

because it wasnt a question about corporate law...it was a question about the moronic notion that corps are people.

 

That is correct. But people can exist without the corporation. A corporation is nothing but a legal term for a certain type of business.

 

Why would that be. If no corporations existed demand for products and services cease to exist as well?

 

While demonizing corporations the reality of their function is ignored. There is no solution presented to fill the void. This is just more liberal emotionalism without an ounce of forethought to the problems their tantrums would create if their petty dreams were realized.

 

you forgot to say "marxism."

 

You just said it for me, thanks.

 

you're welcome, comrade.

 

Again you,re misguided. Not all say to rid the world of corps. Just don't give them the same rights as individuals. They are not individuals, they are a group with a common goal of money.
And the means to achieve that said money at all costs. That is the problem people have with corps. Dump dioxins into water, it is cheaper than filtering it and disposing of safely. And if they dump toxins into the environment illegally, do the same to the corp as you would a person if you want them to have the same rights as a person.

 

Kinda like the void that would've been left behind if GM went out of business? BTW, I was for letting GM go out of business because the void would have been filled. Someone will pick up for the demand and make a go of it.

 

They are the same as unions, I don't see you crying about the unions though, so spare me the outrage.

Corporations are demonized now as part of the liberal agenda to spread class warfare and further divide the nation. Its ill conceived and all the petty excuses and reasons won't change that fact.

 

Go read some threads about the Wi elections and recall elections.
Unions are like big corps.
Spare yourself the outrage.

 

it has nothing to do with demonizing...the question is if they are peope....not if they are evil.

 

except one is non-profit and the other isnt.

....if that matters.

 

GM's profitable segments would have been bought out by others, the only losers were the union thugs that worked in the unprofitable sectors, so liberals stepped in to save them. The fight has moved to class warfare now that the union thugs have been satiated for a while. Look at the GM deal, the unions made out like the bandits they are, its all falling in to place... Now the liberals have their lackeys in place at GM, so they have broadened the scope of their fight against corporations at breakneck speed.

A bit over the top perhaps, but the liberal agenda should be shown for the evil beast that it is.

 

The corporations are turning into non prof due to government interference, there is no difference.

 

I work for a corporation. When that corporation does well, I see bonuses(not million dollar bonuses but a significant portion in relation to my salary) I see my stock options climb in value, the corporation expands and creates higher level management positions that I can move into as my career rolls by.

As I have a direct financial stake in my company, it serves my personal best interests to elect politicians who would be friendly to it and enact pro-business policies. Therefore, my corporation donating it's money to pro-business politicians is me making a political statement in support of myself for my direct financial interests.

You can't strip corporate America of its political voice any more than you can the Catholic Church or a Labor union.

 

We already knew the unions were bad, it took WI for the rest of the country to see it. I guess the liberal press failed miserably if the truth actually got out to the people.

 

thats because there is no void being proposed

 

delusion....havent you learned you cant make up (*)(*)(*)(*) here?

 

the union made billions in concessions to keep GM afloat

 

Not openly as of yet. What real purpose can there be to this liberal line of action, if not to effect some sort of massive change that is ill conceived (as all liberal plans tend to be)?