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larsrc ◴[] No.41893900[source]
I've long thought that that is one of the main functions of corporations. There's a reason they're called limited liability. The fact that you can conjure up new companies at a whim makes it easy to shuffle responsibility into an obscure corner.

This is a strong reason that corporations should not be considered people. People are long-lived entities with accountability and you can't just create or destroy them at will.

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1. tucnak ◴[] No.41895035[source]
> People are long-lived entities with accountability and you can't just create or destroy them at will.

This notion is currently being contested