tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875716674621937836.post1905195994202441410..comments2023-11-30T00:41:47.585-08:00Comments on Shreds: Stock People?Ginohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875716674621937836.post-67286491277599715332011-09-14T19:59:15.762-07:002011-09-14T19:59:15.762-07:00my logic would also apply to union and govt agenci...my logic would also apply to union and govt agencies as well.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875716674621937836.post-50632624601746899622011-09-14T18:41:28.957-07:002011-09-14T18:41:28.957-07:00No way on public financing. Imagine those with a ...No way on public financing. Imagine those with a vested interest in government going on as usual trying to fairly fund Tea Party or libertarian candidates. See the issue? (I hope!)<br /><br />My take is that if corporations aren't allowed to take part in electoral politics, neither should unions or government agencies. Or, for that matter, foundations.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875716674621937836.post-11664798196187937682011-09-12T11:00:15.342-07:002011-09-12T11:00:15.342-07:00I'm not sure whether Mitt Romney is a person. ...I'm not sure whether Mitt Romney is a person. <br /><br />I agree with this (the non-personhood and therefore lack of political agency of corporations) generally (much more so than I used to). I'm just not sure where people pooling their resources for more effective political activism ends and corporatism begins. Clearly, it's somewhere between the neighborhood watch and General Electric. But that's an awfully big space. <br /><br />It's tempting to just say we should make it so only individuals can make political contributions. I like that in principle, but in practice I worry about what the inevitable work-arounds might lead to, particularly as regards curtailing of free speech. (Is an editorial in favor of a candidate a "contribution", for example?) <br /><br />Public financing is an imperfect solution with its own problems, but it may be preferable to what we have.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799024060528185282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875716674621937836.post-15995080337845885022011-09-12T06:55:28.461-07:002011-09-12T06:55:28.461-07:00Not only are commercial corporations not people, c...Not only are commercial corporations not people, corporatism is the modern day mercantilism. The Founding Fathers were not fans of mercantilism.VLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576342961399117325noreply@blogger.com