only the auditors do, and
only the auditors do, and they come out smelling like "MILKEN Flowers"!
View ArticleIt isn't government that owns
It isn't government that owns the capitalists. It's the other way around.It wasn't the government that corrupted the system. It was the wealthy capitalists.This is a natural transition of capitalism,...
View ArticleTreasury - Founded
Treasury - Founded 1776Goldman Sachs - Founded 1869You're entitled to your own opinion, not your own facts
View ArticleSo true! That's why under
So true! That's why under Stalin, when there were no corporations, the government was a sterling beacon of honesty and provided such a nurturing environment for their people. Since Stalin's death,...
View ArticleWhile NL celebrates the
While NL celebrates the queens birthday, gezellig ist tot as germany orders coffee shops in Netherlands to stop selling THC to...
View ArticleExcellent facts. Too bad they
Excellent facts. Too bad they have nothing to do with what I'm saying which is that the last two or three Treasury Secretaries have been straight out of Goldman.
View ArticleSlavery - a creation of
Slavery - a creation of governmentMilitary - a creation of governmentThe value of life has been trampled by ALL governments ever in existence. Billions have died in the servitude of governments. A...
View Article"Why is there no mention of
"Why is there no mention of the inputs and outputs of natural resources such as energy (oil and gas), minerals and metals, water, wood, stone, etc in his requirements stated?"Those all fall under...
View ArticleWhat a fucking stupid
What a fucking stupid story.You're a moron if you plant this dribble in your head.
View ArticleThis essay is simple and
This essay is simple and fundamental, fine, in a high school economics kind of way, until the second to last paragraph. You are making an assertion to support the Citizens United decision that is not...
View ArticleCharters of incorporation
Charters of incorporation should only be issued for specific projects and for a specific time frame, like they were intended to be originally. LLCs are doomed, either people will awaken to the evil...
View ArticleUNITED STATES is a
UNITED STATES is a Corporationhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVsMUpPgdT0
View ArticleWhy don't we just change the
Why don't we just change the system from where it started... The money we actaully use. (?)I think everyone is or should be united in that fact. Lets not loose concentration.
View ArticleTheAntiTerrorist on Corporate
TheAntiTerrorist on Corporate Controlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpESn0mxSdk&feature=watch_response
View ArticleCommon
Common misunderstanding:>>Benito Mussolini coined the term for this system—fascism—though of course he did not regard it as the terminal stage of civilization.<<Mussolini, ex-syndicalist,...
View ArticleEqual protection under a
Equal protection under a civil law system seems the ideal way to resolve virtually all of our problems. And yet, when people and corporations gain power they seemingly lose the ability to see needs...
View ArticleVery clever, except that it
Very clever, except that it completely misses the point. Stalinism was NOT a trasition of capitalism.Fascism is a stage of capitalism, not communism.It's a sad statement on the American educational...
View ArticleThe CITIZENS UNITED ruling
The CITIZENS UNITED ruling changed all of this...Not so. Corporations have long been considered legal entities, with rights and responsibilities under the law - just as you are likewise considered a...
View ArticleI should build a robot,
I should build a robot, incorporate him, and send him out on a destructive course through society with only one mission. Get as much money as you can, however you can. Everything else is trivial.
View ArticleI agree with the article in
I agree with the article in the sense that corporations are nothing more than just entities. It is what the entities do that matters. Families, individuals, governments and etc. can either be good or...
View Articlemany small corporations
many small corporations competiting = good for consumers and investors big corporations = efficiency and corruption of government corporations have grown in size and influence, but like any other...
View ArticleNo, I meant all the protocols
No, I meant all the protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP and so forth), formats (HTML etc), and most of the software (Unix, Linux, Apache web server) etc. Thousands and thousands of man years, worth a staggering...
View ArticleI think the current govt is
I think the current govt is more of a style of shadow fascism, with corporate lobbyists being our temporary unelected policy makers.
View ArticleAN, I agree with your post...
AN, I agree with your post... someone prove that "we" are not alredy living the perfect capitalist dream... and to me, common sense has left the building... common sense is long gone when the "Albert...
View ArticleLook, throughout history,
Look, throughout history, every polity gets hijacked by an oligopoly. Either from within, or from outside.Capitalism just happened to be the dominant economic system when it happened to us.We came the...
View ArticleBut how is that any different
But how is that any different from any other person going about their day-to-day business?Exactly why should your liability be more limited than anyone else's just because you've formed a...
View ArticleI agree with the earlier
I agree with the earlier poster, it's nice to see this issue addressed, even if I don't think the article's author has thought it through sufficiently.His principle argument is that no one will invest...
View ArticleYeah, this isn't really
Yeah, this isn't really right. Linux is *truly* all-volunteer built.DARPA was the government program that developed "TCP/IP," although it was crude in the early days. The revisions weren't done by...
View ArticleI think this is a great
I think this is a great article. There are powerful advantages to having large corporations and the scale efficiencies they allow, and as the author points out some industries would not be possible...
View ArticleAxiomatic liked in a given?
Axiomatic liked in a given? Don't make me laugh. Hey you, ZH editor. You should do an article to debunk this asteroid mining concept. This link is a good start :...
View ArticleAxiomatic liked in a given?
Axiomatic liked in a given? Don't make me laugh. Hey you, ZH editor. You should do an article to debunk this asteroid mining concept. This link is a good start :...
View ArticleBut today, the government is
But today, the government is taking control over every facet of the economy: sector by sector, law by law, regulation by regulation, court decision by court decision, czar by czar, presidential diktat...
View ArticleHis name is Weiner so it
His name is Weiner so it should be weiner bun?His name pretty much sums up his idiotic Tea Party douchebagging post.....
View ArticleYo, Mikla, a photo of your
Yo, Mikla, a photo of your best buddy:http://gfx.aftonbladet-cdn.se/image/11571275/440/normal/5299ab5d06753/16-almedalen-16.jpg
View ArticleBut beyond that, going back
But beyond that, going back to the treasure secretaries, at least back to Andrew Mellion, then the 5th richest man in America when he was treasury sec'y through multiple administrations, they've all...
View ArticleTechnically and educationally
Technically and educationally speaking, Stalin's gov't was State Capitalism, while today China's gov't is Totalitarian Capitalist State, and the USA is a Corporate Fascist State --- I'll bet you had...
View Articlethank you and exactly right,
thank you and exactly right, and in the midst of a LBO "pump and dump" so obvious that finally even David Stockman could figure it out.....Ah oh, the corporate PMC's assassin is out to get the Weiner...
View Article"the purpose of any business
"the purpose of any business is to maximize profits PERIOD."Ooooooohhhh, repeating those Rush Limbaugh and Hannity talking points right on que, robot child!You may wish to read up on financial history,...
View ArticleDouchebagger, had you ever
Douchebagger, had you ever studied your history you would realize that wasn't accurate --- the warriors existed prior to any governmental existence, and slavery was originally a corporate undertaking,...
View ArticleIt isn't government that owns
It isn't government that owns the capitalists. It's the other way around. I think it's a bit of both. When Microsoft didn't pay lobbying money to the government officials, they went after Microsoft....
View ArticleI will first propose
I will first propose something that I think should not be controversial. The production of certain goods and services requires a large scale. Possibly true-- HOWEVER, those "certain" goods and...
View ArticleCorporations are man made
Corporations are man made entities. Therefore it is normal and proper for men to regulate what is a normal and proper right of a corporation.Men are created by God (or nature for you atheistic...
View Article... screw Berlin. Hamburg has
... screw Berlin. Hamburg has that truck toy for more than two years :-PThe biggest show starts at June 2nd. 3000 nazis and 10.000 NWO cops will show the populace how the german democracy works.... and...
View ArticleBig Jim wins the thread.
Big Jim wins the thread. Capitalism, Free Markets, corporations, and governments *always* get hijacked by the scum that wriggle their way to the top of the heap. Hell, the US Constitution, _as it was...
View ArticleI think it's a bit of both.
I think it's a bit of both. When Microsoft didn't pay lobbying money to the government officials, they went after Microsoft. And they are going after the internet companies with SOPA, etc. If big...
View ArticleThanks. A lot of the
Thanks.A lot of the political arguments I see seem to work from the premise that there could be some ideal system, in which sociopaths couldn't wriggle their way into positions of power and start using...
View ArticleI think the lost point in the
I think the lost point in the article has more to do with the unaccountability of management that is created by the modern corporatist state. Managers, not entrepreneurs run billions and trillions of...
View ArticleI missed one thing in the
I missed one thing in the treaty, that's the psyche of a corporation. As it performs tasks on a big scale, yet one that can be reduced to tasks performed by individuals, shouldn't a corporation then...
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