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hank — 6/5/2015 7:57:58 PM (archived)

...slave owners own their slaves.

Capitalists just rent them until they're used up.

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The whole thread (18 posts)

If corporations are people... - Robert - 6/5/2015 5:45:05 AM
- Why would they want to be people... - mcfly - 6/8/2015 3:14:57 PM
  - The Rise of the Corporate Machines - Robert - 6/9/2015 2:38:18 AM
- What's the capitalist? - RobVG - 6/6/2015 5:18:52 PM
  - I think I detect the concern in your voice... - ER - 6/7/2015 6:00:40 PM
    - strict dictionary definitions - Robert - 6/7/2015 6:22:37 PM
      - Entrepreneurs vs Capitalists - ER - 6/7/2015 6:59:16 PM
        
        Sure, and hedge fund managers are "job creators". - Robert - 6/9/2015 3:00:21 AM
        
        What about pension managers. - RobVG - 6/10/2015 4:28:50 AM
        
        Apples versus oranges - Robert - 6/10/2015 8:01:41 AM
        
        You never concede anything do you. :) - RobVG - 6/12/2015 2:55:02 AM
        
        As long as you keep in mind... - ER - 6/9/2015 3:48:27 AM
  - Capitalism being the use of financial surpluses to purchase equity, - Robert - 6/7/2015 5:45:02 PM
- Not exactly... - hank - 6/5/2015 7:57:58 PM
  - It's a matter of definition - Robert - 6/5/2015 8:10:58 PM
    - "The dearest ambition of a slave..." - hank - 6/6/2015 2:51:31 PM
      - plus ca change - Robert - 6/7/2015 5:51:02 PM
- If corporations were people... - ER - 6/5/2015 12:05:29 PM

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