Yes. And also because their rules are lax. The state is what it is today because bussiness-friendly New Jersey raised their state taxes in 1911, so corporation

Yes. And also because their rules are lax. The state is what it is today because bussiness-friendly New Jersey raised their state taxes in 1911, so corporations fled to Delaware. Another important piece of background information is that there exists a council of the Delaware bar which is a group of 27 lawyers — who often have very close ties to industry — that craft proposals. The council then passes their proposals to the state legislature who rubber stamp them into law because these politicians can’t speak the necessary legalese to audit the bills, but more importantly, because these legislators don’t want to cross the power brokers sitting on the council. Effectively, the Delaware’s legislature is run by 27 unelected corporate lawyers who (over many decades) have turned the state into the Cayman Islands. Moreover, I agree the laws are consistent in Delaware, but its not like New York doesn’t have just as strong, if not stronger, history of legal precedent. Favoring Delaware because its “large amount of precedence and case law” is a euphemism for “large amount of precedence and case law in favor of corporate interests”. Source: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-does-one-tiny-state-set-the-rules-for-everyone/ https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-does-one-tiny-state-set... Edit: the podcast I mention also discusses a lot about the looseness of Delaware’s laws. One example they bring up is how little effort it takes to incorporate in the state, leading to criminals choosing to incorporate in Delaware to legitimize their illicit operations. This is just one example.