i dont believe that corporations should be treated as people. One reason because if the company did something un ethical, that someone brought up, they have to take it to court and defend them selves on why they did it, people can pled to the fifth and not give an answer to anything. i don't want corporations to have that power. Because corporations can do more crimes and bigger crimes then people can.
I think there could be a compromise where the laws created are based off precedent. This way we could use past situations to make laws that make sense ethically.
I agree. A corporation with the power of a person can turn the laws into their favor. They would never be sent to jail because you cant jail a corporation (unless you go for the CEO).
I agree with your points, but I believe that corporations should be treated as an individual person. Why is it okay to give them some rights individual's have, but not of them? I bleive if the corporation is given rights such as not being subjected to warrant-less searches they should also be able to plead the fifth. -Kaitlyn Pollock
A corporation should be treated as a legal person. Corporations often have to make legal contracts within other corporations. Those contracts should have the same protection and rights as a contract made between two people.
Corporations should be treated like people. Corporations are made of and controlled by people just like groups of people. So why should't corporations be treated as people?
I understand what you're saying. However wouldn't that give them even more power? For example they can finance and donate to political campaigns. They can lobby and push for an agenda that is convenient for their business. So wouldn't this give them even more power?
I think corporations should be treated as people. It gets confusing when corporations are given protections regarding searches and seizures and not towards free speech. This confusion creates a grey area and rights are then given to some corporation and not others. It would make it easier if all corporations are treated as a person and equally.
A corporation should be treat as a legal person because the corporation represents a group of people in that corporation who have the same beliefs or agree on a common topic.
While I do not think that corporations should be treated like living, breathing people I think there is an argument to be made as to why corporations deserve some rights similar to people. US Code says that corporations are an associations of people and citizens so they are given rights like ability to buy land, donate to candidates, and select certain practices for their employees. While I do think this massively increases the powers afforded to companies I think it is something that is useful to society. - Rahul Soni
A corporation should be treated as a group of people rather than one legal person. They may have rights to inherit land, pay taxes, and make statements, but they do not fit under the definition of a person. They cannot technically be executed or given jail time as punishment. However, corporations should have basic legal rights that people do.
I disagree that corporations should be treated as a group of people rather than one entity. Just because corporations don't face the same punishments that a living person would, doesn't mean that they aren't punished for the things they do. They can have restrictions placed on them as to what deals are being made and where they produce the goods or who to provide their services to. Essentially as punishment you hurt the corporation financially.
A corporation is not a person and they should have to provide the same style health care no matter their religious or political beliefs. Overall, a corporation is a business not a person and corporation owners should use their own money in politics rather than their corporations money.
I believe that a corporation should be treated as a person in certain cases, not in every exact instance. Although it may be confusing, we should understand that such an argument has no one answer. There are certain things that corporations meet and don't meet when it comes to being a person and should be legally treated as such in the eyes of the law.
While I believe corporations shouldn't be considered people, I agree that it would be best for all parties if we looked at everything case-by-case as you suggest. -Eric Potak
A corporation should not be considered as a person. The opinion of one or even the majority still isn't the opinion of all the people who work within the corporation. If you obey the dictionary definition and accept a corporation as a person, that "person" may commit acts that not everyone agrees with, causing controversy. For example, if a group of people in a corporation support a certain candidate, they cannot force the entire corporation to pay money to support that candidate because they are not all in agreement. -Ansh Chaudhari
But if the corporation is made up of a conglomerate of people who want their voice to be heard through the company, why shouldn't the company have the right to do things on behalf of the people?
I see what you're saying, but I somewhat disagree. A corporation is basically just a group of people, and each of those people have their specific given rights. Who's to say that if a corporation's controversial act won't become the responsibility of one of the people in the corporation?
Unless it is a rare situation where the corporation is religiously driven or everyone agrees on something, the rights of the individuals who don't agree would be suppressed.
I think corporations should be treated as individual people because they are too large and complex to deal with any single individual within that corporation in legal terms. Having the 14th amendment extended to corporations protects shareholders from liability of decisions made by the corporation. Also, many business deals that corporations make revolve around contracts, which are legally binding, therefore corporations should have the same rights to protect themselves in court if the contract is breached, in the same way an individual person does.
i am split on the issue. I think that corporations should be treated like people because a corporation is just a bunch of people joining together in a group for the same cause. so they should have their rights. But should also follow federal guidelines and provide its employees with the proper employee health plans, etc.
Corporations are a group of people with similar tasks, and i agree that they should provide the same sort of health care plan to all employees. But I do not consider them people because of the amount of power they have over politics. They could use their money to make a politician do almost anything to have odds in their favor.
I agree with you because now that I think about it, I am also undecided. I think that they should be treated like people because they are made of people. But I also think that there are some parts where they are not equal to a person and can do more so they should have more guidelines unlike individuals.
I do not believe corporations should be defended as people. It will start to tear at what we believe is human. what's next? Will a robot be seen as a person because it was made by one, and thus has their beliefs? This is an extreme example of course... But if a corporation is a "person" then this can protect the corporation from unethical behavior, especially protect an individual that is in the corporation. -Eric Potak
I believe corporations should be treated as an individual person. If corporations are given some rights individuals than they should just be given all rights individuals have because it is confusing if they receive some and not others. For example, corporations are protected against warrant less search and seizure, but not toward self-incrimination. -Kaitlyn Pollock
A corporation should not be treated like a person because giving them more rights gives them more power. If they wish to exclude something in their company, that might conflict with another persons religious beliefs leading to problems. The sway then could have on politics would be greater because money can influence anybody. They do deserve rights, but not the same rights as an individual person.
i dont believe that corporations should be treated as people. One reason because if the company did something un ethical, that someone brought up, they have to take it to court and defend them selves on why they did it, people can pled to the fifth and not give an answer to anything. i don't want corporations to have that power. Because corporations can do more crimes and bigger crimes then people can.
ReplyDeleteI think there could be a compromise where the laws created are based off precedent. This way we could use past situations to make laws that make sense ethically.
DeleteI agree. A corporation with the power of a person can turn the laws into their favor. They would never be sent to jail because you cant jail a corporation (unless you go for the CEO).
DeleteI agree with your points, but I believe that corporations should be treated as an individual person. Why is it okay to give them some rights individual's have, but not of them? I bleive if the corporation is given rights such as not being subjected to warrant-less searches they should also be able to plead the fifth.
Delete-Kaitlyn Pollock
A corporation should be treated as a legal person. Corporations often have to make legal contracts within other corporations. Those contracts should have the same protection and rights as a contract made between two people.
ReplyDeleteCorporations should be treated like people. Corporations are made of and controlled by people just like groups of people. So why should't corporations be treated as people?
ReplyDeleteI understand what you're saying. However wouldn't that give them even more power? For example they can finance and donate to political campaigns. They can lobby and push for an agenda that is convenient for their business. So wouldn't this give them even more power?
DeleteI think corporations should be treated as people. It gets confusing when corporations are given protections regarding searches and seizures and not towards free speech. This confusion creates a grey area and rights are then given to some corporation and not others. It would make it easier if all corporations are treated as a person and equally.
ReplyDeleteA corporation should be treat as a legal person because the corporation represents a group of people in that corporation who have the same beliefs or agree on a common topic.
ReplyDeleteI disagree because not all of the people may have the same exact opinion, and it's just too complex to treat it as one legal person.
DeleteWhile I do not think that corporations should be treated like living, breathing people I think there is an argument to be made as to why corporations deserve some rights similar to people. US Code says that corporations are an associations of people and citizens so they are given rights like ability to buy land, donate to candidates, and select certain practices for their employees. While I do think this massively increases the powers afforded to companies I think it is something that is useful to society. - Rahul Soni
ReplyDeleteA corporation should be treated as a group of people rather than one legal person. They may have rights to inherit land, pay taxes, and make statements, but they do not fit under the definition of a person. They cannot technically be executed or given jail time as punishment. However, corporations should have basic legal rights that people do.
ReplyDeleteI disagree that corporations should be treated as a group of people rather than one entity. Just because corporations don't face the same punishments that a living person would, doesn't mean that they aren't punished for the things they do. They can have restrictions placed on them as to what deals are being made and where they produce the goods or who to provide their services to. Essentially as punishment you hurt the corporation financially.
DeleteA corporation is not a person and they should have to provide the same style health care no matter their religious or political beliefs. Overall, a corporation is a business not a person and corporation owners should use their own money in politics rather than their corporations money.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you because companies have multiple investors and shareholders, who I think would not like their money being donated to politicians.
DeleteI believe that a corporation should be treated as a person in certain cases, not in every exact instance. Although it may be confusing, we should understand that such an argument has no one answer. There are certain things that corporations meet and don't meet when it comes to being a person and should be legally treated as such in the eyes of the law.
ReplyDeleteWhile I believe corporations shouldn't be considered people, I agree that it would be best for all parties if we looked at everything case-by-case as you suggest.
Delete-Eric Potak
A corporation should not be considered as a person. The opinion of one or even the majority still isn't the opinion of all the people who work within the corporation. If you obey the dictionary definition and accept a corporation as a person, that "person" may commit acts that not everyone agrees with, causing controversy. For example, if a group of people in a corporation support a certain candidate, they cannot force the entire corporation to pay money to support that candidate because they are not all in agreement.
ReplyDelete-Ansh Chaudhari
But if the corporation is made up of a conglomerate of people who want their voice to be heard through the company, why shouldn't the company have the right to do things on behalf of the people?
Deletevery true Ansh
DeleteI see what you're saying, but I somewhat disagree. A corporation is basically just a group of people, and each of those people have their specific given rights. Who's to say that if a corporation's controversial act won't become the responsibility of one of the people in the corporation?
DeleteUnless it is a rare situation where the corporation is religiously driven or everyone agrees on something, the rights of the individuals who don't agree would be suppressed.
DeleteI think corporations should be treated as individual people because they are too large and complex to deal with any single individual within that corporation in legal terms. Having the 14th amendment extended to corporations protects shareholders from liability of decisions made by the corporation. Also, many business deals that corporations make revolve around contracts, which are legally binding, therefore corporations should have the same rights to protect themselves in court if the contract is breached, in the same way an individual person does.
ReplyDeletei am split on the issue. I think that corporations should be treated like people because a corporation is just a bunch of people joining together in a group for the same cause. so they should have their rights. But should also follow federal guidelines and provide its employees with the proper employee health plans, etc.
ReplyDeleteThat's true, corporations should definitely follow the federal guidelines to attend to their needs.
DeleteI can see exactly where youre coming with this. Both sides of view make a lot of since
Deletei understand your point, if corporation were to be judged as people then federal guidelines should be more enforced then what it already is.
DeleteCorporations are a group of people with similar tasks, and i agree that they should provide the same sort of health care plan to all employees. But I do not consider them people because of the amount of power they have over politics. They could use their money to make a politician do almost anything to have odds in their favor.
DeleteI agree with you because now that I think about it, I am also undecided. I think that they should be treated like people because they are made of people. But I also think that there are some parts where they are not equal to a person and can do more so they should have more guidelines unlike individuals.
DeleteI do not believe corporations should be defended as people. It will start to tear at what we believe is human. what's next? Will a robot be seen as a person because it was made by one, and thus has their beliefs? This is an extreme example of course... But if a corporation is a "person" then this can protect the corporation from unethical behavior, especially protect an individual that is in the corporation.
ReplyDelete-Eric Potak
I believe corporations should be treated as an individual person. If corporations are given some rights individuals than they should just be given all rights individuals have because it is confusing if they receive some and not others. For example, corporations are protected against warrant less search and seizure, but not toward self-incrimination.
ReplyDelete-Kaitlyn Pollock
A corporation should not be treated like a person because giving them more rights gives them more power. If they wish to exclude something in their company, that might conflict with another persons religious beliefs leading to problems. The sway then could have on politics would be greater because money can influence anybody. They do deserve rights, but not the same rights as an individual person.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with what you're saying in that giving corporations the legal status of people can bring huge ethical consequences in the future.
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