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alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 days ago

Amy Westervelt: It’s Time We Stopped Treating Corporations As People

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alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 days ago
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Amy Westervelt: It’s Time We Stopped Treating Corporations As People | Atmos
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Treating corporations as people has warped US politics and harmed the climate. We need to overturn Citizens United.
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    *except for the death penalty. We should absolutely be dissolving companies with a track record of illegal activity or ones that effectively kill people for profit.

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      you should still stop treating corporations like people: the death penalty shouldn’t exist for people

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        Agreed. The death penalty should only exist for companies.

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      Indeed. They’re not really treated as people: all protections, no consequences.

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