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Since the companies are considered people, they should also get jail time. That should motivate shareholders to insist on scrupulous behavior.

• politician 13y ago
  Corporate jail time (i.e. barring a company from operating in the marketplace) is equivalent to a death sentence for most companies. Nevertheless, I'd love to hear some ideas about what else "jail time" for a corporation might mean.
  • aniro 13y ago
    The core of the Citizens United decision was that becoming a member of a group (ie: Corporation) did not abrogate individual rights. The implication is that groups of people have the exact same rights as individuals. I think there needs to be a corollary in terms of responsibility. Of course, the entire raison d'etre of modern corporations is to indemnify the members against responsibility for the actions of the group.
  • eli_gottlieb 13y ago
    >Corporate jail time (i.e. barring a company from operating in the marketplace) is equivalent to a death sentence for most companies. It's an economic death sentence for most individuals, too.