tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post718089861922738386..comments2024-03-22T11:14:05.861-04:00Comments on UncleBob's Treehouse: "Makers and Takers - Not What You Think"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-31096793816122276002014-07-17T14:21:06.201-04:002014-07-17T14:21:06.201-04:00Not only they creations of the State and have the ...Not only they creations of the State and have the legal status of persons, they have "free speech" rights, as if one person is really equal to a corporation which spends millions to elect obedient representatives to office.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-38307515102151739742014-07-17T14:05:28.255-04:002014-07-17T14:05:28.255-04:00"And I'm half-amused, half-contemptuous, ..."And I'm half-amused, half-contemptuous, when people think corporations are free market and not creations of the State (the have the legal status of persons)."<br /><br />Before I read your blog, it never occured to me that corporations were a creation of the state and not a free market entity. How can people know that if no one tells them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-77003136124112477762014-07-17T13:25:13.602-04:002014-07-17T13:25:13.602-04:00The best explanation was given in the movie 'G...The best explanation was given in the movie 'Goodfellas' showing a backyard bbq while the voice-over is describing Pauli's place in the organization.<br /><br />I also remember a movie about Lucky Luciano where at the end he describes his organization, the Commission, as being like a corporation. But he was wrong, it was government for criminals. Each family controlled their territory, licensing who could operate there, taking in tribute (taxes), etc. The Commission was just a sort of united nations of criminal families formed to avoid unproductive conflicts among the separate sovereign territories. JKBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-21730547314583093132014-07-17T11:07:47.673-04:002014-07-17T11:07:47.673-04:00There's room in my heart to reject the takers ...There's room in my heart to reject the takers at all points on the income distribution chart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com