Cooperations are legal entities, and in legalese that is called “a legal person”.
That is the case probably everywhere. Because that generally is part of how you take a company to court, and hold a company responsible.
But only in USA is it taken to such extremes that companies have for instance democratic rights, which is completely insane, because that is not what it is supposed to mean in a democracy.
American corporate personhood was used to justify their unlimited spending in elections as protected speech under the First Amendment (Citizens United).
Youre right a legal designation is probably fine but when your adherence to capitalism is so dogmatic you give democracy the middle finger…
He’s America, so he could be saying communist because he believes in universal healthcare and paid vacation time
That’s fairly radical he probably just believes that corporations aren’t people.
Cooperations are legal entities, and in legalese that is called “a legal person”.
That is the case probably everywhere. Because that generally is part of how you take a company to court, and hold a company responsible.
But only in USA is it taken to such extremes that companies have for instance democratic rights, which is completely insane, because that is not what it is supposed to mean in a democracy.
American corporate personhood was used to justify their unlimited spending in elections as protected speech under the First Amendment (Citizens United).
Youre right a legal designation is probably fine but when your adherence to capitalism is so dogmatic you give democracy the middle finger…
Yes that is absolutely insane and undemocratic.