[extropy-chat] Futurist priorities was ex-tropical

[Harvey Newstrom]

Rafal Smigrodzki wrote,
> The Avantguardian wrote:
> >      The real problem facing our country is that we
> > give companies (not individuals) way too much freedom. Special 
> > interest controlled politicians are taking away individual 
> > liberties and yet giving corporations rights that put them
> > above the law.
> 
> ### You sound like somebody who never ran a business.

As someone who does run my own business, I agree with The Avantguardian.  I
run a small S-corp.  It basically does nothing beside my personal consulting
work.  Its primary representative is me.  All the hours billed to the client
are mine.  So why do I do business as an S-corp instead of as an individual?
Because corporations have many more rights and protections than individuals.
I would make less money, pay more taxes, and have more liabilities as an
individual than as an S-corp.  I run the S-corp because it increases my
profits and lowers my limitations.  It is a simple business decision.  My
S-corp has more rights and freedoms than I do in many cases.

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