So, if corporations are considered individuals, why can't we, enjoy their

The Backlash Cometh

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Fri Jan-11-08 11:31 PM
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So, if corporations are considered individuals, why can't we, enjoy their

same freedom to incorporate and send all our profits to an offshore tax shelter?

I think I shall henceforth be known as The Backlash Cometh, LTD or Inc. In fact, let's all change our last names to INC and summer in the Bahamas like one big happy family.

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postulater

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Fri Jan-11-08 11:34 PM
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1. I think I'll rent a suite at Lambeau Field

and write it off as a tax deduction.

Maybe I'll lease a plane to get me there too.

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The Backlash Cometh

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Sat Jan-12-08 02:32 AM
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4. Well, if we can fight them, no reason we should allow ourselves to

be used as second class citizens.

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aquart

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Fri Jan-11-08 11:37 PM
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2. I like the way you think.

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The Backlash Cometh

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Sat Jan-12-08 02:33 AM
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5. Just imagine if every Edward's supporter decides to demand

to have the same rights as a corporation, and actually exercises them.

Yeah, it could happen.

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libbygurl

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Fri Jan-11-08 11:37 PM
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3. Actually, corporations have even *more* rights and privileges than individuals. Go see...

...the film, 'The Corporation', if you haven't yet. All is explained there.

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The Backlash Cometh

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Sat Jan-12-08 02:35 AM
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7. That's what I'm saying. And here we are foolishgly trying to get them

to reduce their rights so they can be on the same playing field as the rest of us. Phaw. I say they have the right idea. Let's demand that we have the same rights as they do.

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SeattleGirl

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Sat Jan-12-08 02:34 AM
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6. Great idea. I now declare that I am SeattleGirl, Inc.

Damn, life is gonna be so fine now! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

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The Backlash Cometh

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Sat Jan-12-08 02:35 AM
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8. Every meal is a tax write off!

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SeattleGirl

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Sat Jan-12-08 02:36 AM
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9. Yeah!

Can't wait to start hitting all my fav places!

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Manifestor_of_Light

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Sat Jan-12-08 04:14 AM
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10. A person who is not responsible for their actions is mentally ill.

A company that is not responsible for its actions is a corporation.

How convenient. Mental illness applied as the moral standard of an institution, because it avoids liability for injuries or even deaths.

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The Backlash Cometh

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Sat Jan-12-08 09:14 AM
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11. Well, I say that bat-shit crazy is back in style! We shouldn't be held to

higher standards than corporations. Period.

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