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scotty79
on May 18, 2014
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Semi-related question... Do you know who came up with an idea of allowing companies to own other companies (and when)?
amirmc
on May 19, 2014
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Probably at the same time corporations were granted legal personhood.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_personhood
raldi
on May 19, 2014
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In most free countries, things are allowed by default. If you want to restrict something,
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the onus is on you to pass a law.
scotty79
on May 19, 2014
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So if I want my chair to own a website and collect revenue from ads it can? And I won't be taxed a penny since it's not me who earns this money?
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