jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agoElon Musk steps up political giving with six-figure donation to House Republicanswww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1301arrow-down19
arrow-up1292arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk steps up political giving with six-figure donation to House Republicanswww.politico.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squarethemadcodger@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months agoBut won’t someone think of the poor corporations?! What about their free speech? Roberts, probably. I didn’t actually read citizens united.
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoIll believe corporations are “people” when one gets executed
minus-squarethemadcodger@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoI’m all for the corporate death penalty. Need a bailout, sure. C-suite is fired, assets seized, and corporation becomes nationalized. Or something like that. There’s a reason no one has consulted me on the best way to accomplish this.
minus-squarebamboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoI mean if the government is providing a bailout, at a minimum they should get shares of the company at the current market value. If that’s a controlling share, well then it’s as good as nationalized.
But won’t someone think of the poor corporations?! What about their free speech?
Ill believe corporations are “people” when one gets executed
I’m all for the corporate death penalty. Need a bailout, sure. C-suite is fired, assets seized, and corporation becomes nationalized.
Or something like that. There’s a reason no one has consulted me on the best way to accomplish this.
I mean if the government is providing a bailout, at a minimum they should get shares of the company at the current market value. If that’s a controlling share, well then it’s as good as nationalized.