U.S.A., Inc.

[KidLazy]

Soooo... uhhh... Corporations now can legally, publicly, and shamelessly buy this country... WTF.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-a...,4141508.story

[larkascending]

::facepalm::

[jessicasimpson]

Not just corporations, foreign corperations can buy the US now

[PretAllez]

Hmmm.... maybe this will result in a lobbyist-drain away from Ottawa to the US
(one can only hope...)

And in case you are thinking of doing the reverse...
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigra...lled/index.asp

(Fencing here seems to be lot cheaper too.... but then only you can measure the opportunity cost )

[TBean]

Stand back and watch the consequences - both intended and unforeseen.

[PretAllez]

Not just corporations, foreign corperations can buy the US now

I thought the Chinese already owned you guys....

[jessicasimpson]

I thought the Chinese already owned you guys....

Now they really can

[Gav]

"And now the US Election brought to you by Coca Cola and McDonalds - feeding the political soul of the nation!"

[keith]

Stand back and watch the consequences - both intended and unforeseen.

Big winners - unions.

[jessicasimpson]

"And now the US Election brought you by Coca Cola and McDonalds - feeding the political sould of the nation!"

Or worse, "Free Happy Meal with proof of voting for the candidate that vows to abolish the Food and Drug Admins ability to make sure we don't poison people"

[Gav]

Oh yeah and I nearly forgot...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZHCV...eature=related

PS. There's a totally appropriate part of this movie that I would post up here if I could find the relevent clip.

[jessicasimpson]

I am now planning on taking an anti minimum wage stance, then riding a Wal-Mart wave to the White House

[Philistine]

Here is a good analysis of what questions were decided and what were left open.

--Philistine

[noodle]

i like how the conservative block is what swayed this, because we all know that the founding fathers clearly wrote into the constitution that corporations are people and therefore should be bestowed all the same rights as the individual. i can't wait for them to remind us that two opposite-sex corporations do in fact have the right to get married.

[jessicasimpson]

i like how the conservative block is what swayed this, because we all know that the founding fathers clearly wrote into the constitution that corporations are people and therefore should be bestowed all the same rights as the individual. i can't wait for them to remind us that two opposite-sex corporations do in fact have the right to get married.

So male dominated corporations will no longer be able to merge?

[jessicasimpson]

If corporations are people, what will stop them from making a deal with the devil to stop them from being "owned"?

[noodle]

If corporations are people, what will stop them from making a deal with the devil to stop them from being "owned"?

you can't own a corporation. corporations are people too, you know.

[Black Sunshine]

If corporations are people, what will stop them from making a deal with the devil to stop them from being "owned"?

The threat of earthquakes...or at least that is what I learned on fencing.net this week. Thanks Chase!!

[KidLazy]

I thought the Chinese already owned you guys....

except the legally, publicly, and shamelessly part.

Stand back and watch the consequences - both intended and unforeseen.

Bin Laden Group, which had(has?) links with ENRON, Halliburton, and Bush family, etc., is worth $5 billion. Disowned Osama has estimated $250 to $300 millions which can now create few dummy corporations and buy a part of this country.

All 5 votes came from the Republican nominees. So, thank you Republican. Osama Bin Laden, your enemy, can be your new owner now (well, legally and publicly. ).

[chase]

except the legally, publicly, and shamelessly part.

Bin Laden Group, which had(has?) links with ENRON, Halliburton, and Bush family, etc., is worth $5 billion. Disowned Osama has estimated $250 to $300 millions which can now create few dummy corporations and buy a part of this country.

All 5 votes came from the Republican nominees. So, thank you Republican. Osama Bin Laden, your enemy, can be your new owner now (well, legally and publicly. ).

And I wonder who's campaign he would fund...