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> supreme court ruling that companies are not people Wait, in the US companies are considered people?
by krzyk 6y ago
> supreme court ruling that companies are not people
Wait, in the US companies are considered people?
- umanwizard 6y agoNo, but they are collections of people and as such have certain rights.
- sangnoir 6y agoI was channeling Mitt Romney ("Corporations are people, my friend"[1]). But companies, trusts, PACs, SuperPACs, country clubs, HOA's, etc are legal persons. The supreme court ruled all persons (birthed or incorporated) have free speech rights, and additionally, money is free speech[2]. 1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mitt-romney-says-corporations-are-people/2011/08/11/gIQABwZ38I_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mitt-romney-says-cor... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckley_v._Valeo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckley_v._Valeo