"Do you think that they should simply be free to do as they please?"
No. Never argued that. Never ever. Been repeating the same over and over again. That you choose to ignore most of what I say is up to you. Here's my argument in a nutshell; we need corps, more than you think.
Yes, labor is cheaper there. But we do have innovation, which is the one thing we can leverage against. So more regulation is going to help us achieve? Seriously, what would like to see happen to the business environment here?
If you continue to mis-characterize my argument there's no point arguing. I am not saying corporations should be treated like people. I am not saying corps equal all business. Still would like to know what you would set up in place of a free market.
I am doing no such thing. Corps are an important legal entity. Without them there would be little reason for companies to be as large as they are, and without that they'd not be able to compete with companies based countries that allow them. You some how disallow corps, you shoot your own country in the foot. And I reject the notion that all the worlds problems are because of corps.
Capitalism works well enough, its just not as smooth a ride as you think Communism is, apparently. I'm doing fine. A lot better than under socialism I think. Unless I had an uncle who happened to be a party member. Then I guess I'd be doing as swell as Kim Jung Un.
And this is the attitude that will make paupers of us all. I personally know many business people. I don't of ANY of them that would fit the description you state. ALL are hard working, honest, and upstanding people. I've met ONE man in my professional career who would fit that characterization, and my company stopped doing business with him not long after his activities came to light.
Now, without mis-characterizing what I've said (I AM NOT for a wild-west, no rules mentality) I'm curious to hear your idea of what should replace corps and businesses here; how should people make a living in the united states, your vision?
Probably when the country stops making shipping jobs overseas an attractive proposition. You people for all the world sound like you can beat a horse over the head yet still force him to do work AND stay put. At some point the horse is going to say hell with this. OR are we going to pass laws that force businesses to do business only in America & pay 100% taxes on profits? ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. You can pass more and more laws that are onerous on business. More and more of them will leave. Those are facts.
No, you form a corporation to do lawful business any lawful country. Certain corps have people running them that are bad. That's the plain truth. What's your solution? Chase all business out of the country?
You don't "do" business do you? The entire reason to form a corporation is that it gives a few protections to the formers of that corp. Take away the incentives and there's no reason to form one. Takes away another reason to do business in the US.
"If they are publicly traded, doesn't the public need to know at least some of what's going on inside?"
They can't keep everything secret, unless SEC rules change, and last I heard the Fed was putting pressure on the SEC to enact MORE rules & disclosure, not less.
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: Re: No shame
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: No shame
No. Never argued that. Never ever. Been repeating the same over and over again. That you choose to ignore most of what I say is up to you. Here's my argument in a nutshell; we need corps, more than you think.
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: No shame
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: Size
Still wrong. There's no point arguing, you keep replacing my words with your own gibberish. You might as well be arguing with a mirror.
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: @ corporatist Interval
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: @ corporatist Interval
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: @ corporatist Interval
And I'm still waiting for your replacement paradigm.
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Bonus question:
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: @ corporatist Interval
Now, without mis-characterizing what I've said (I AM NOT for a wild-west, no rules mentality) I'm curious to hear your idea of what should replace corps and businesses here; how should people make a living in the united states, your vision?
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re:
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re:
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: No shame
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: Re: The courts are paid for
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re: No shame
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re: Re: Re:
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Re:
They can't keep everything secret, unless SEC rules change, and last I heard the Fed was putting pressure on the SEC to enact MORE rules & disclosure, not less.
Next >>