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==Overview==
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[[category:concepts]]A [[corporation]] is a legal entity that exists separately from the person(s) who work for it. This separation gives corporations particular legal capabilities unavailable to individuals and other types of organizations.{{seed}}
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* In the {{USA}}, corporations have the legal status of people in many regards ([[wikipedia:corporate personhood|corporate personhood]]), including:
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** the ability to own property
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** the ability to sign binding contracts
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** the requirement to pay taxes
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==About==
** certain constitutional rights
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A [[corporation]] is a legal entity that exists separately from the person(s) who work for it. This separation gives corporations particular legal capabilities unavailable to individuals and other types of organizations.
: There is a significant sentiment that allowing this "personhood" may have been a bad idea, and perhaps it should be done away with.
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===Pages===
: These abilities apparently do ''not'' include the right to vote or become a citizen, despite common usage of the phrase "corporate citizen" when describing the corporate role in society.
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* [[/US]]
==Reference==
 
* {{wikipedia|corporation}}
 
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
* Most [[business]] (by dollar volume, at least) is presumably conducted by corporations, but business ''can'' be conducted by individuals or other types of legal entities.
 
* Most [[business]] (by dollar volume, at least) is presumably conducted by corporations, but business ''can'' be conducted by individuals or other types of legal entities.
 
* Large corporations tend to spawn a particular kind of thinking which discourages innovation and long-term planning, among other flaws.
 
* Large corporations tend to spawn a particular kind of thinking which discourages innovation and long-term planning, among other flaws.
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* Most corporations are formed with the intent of seeking [[profit]] for their owners.
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==Links==
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===Reference===
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* {{wikipedia}}
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* {{conservapedia}}
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* {{dkosopedia}}
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* {{sourcewatch}}

Latest revision as of 02:10, 11 February 2015

About

A corporation is a legal entity that exists separately from the person(s) who work for it. This separation gives corporations particular legal capabilities unavailable to individuals and other types of organizations.

Pages

Notes

  • Most business (by dollar volume, at least) is presumably conducted by corporations, but business can be conducted by individuals or other types of legal entities.
  • Large corporations tend to spawn a particular kind of thinking which discourages innovation and long-term planning, among other flaws.
  • Most corporations are formed with the intent of seeking profit for their owners.

Links

Reference