The Anarcho/libertarian world and corporations

2003-03-11 Thread Harmon Seaver
I just realized this morning that corporations can't exiest in an anarchy, they are whole a fiction of the state. And, since corporations are just a method for thieves and criminals to evade the reprecussions of their crimes, i.e., no personal financial or legal responsibility as there would be

Re: The Anarcho/libertarian world and corporations

2003-03-11 Thread Tim May
On Sunday, March 9, 2003, at 07:14 AM, Harmon Seaver wrote: I just realized this morning that corporations can't exiest in an anarchy, they are whole a fiction of the state. And, since corporations are just a method for thieves and criminals to evade the reprecussions of their crimes, i.e.,

Re: The Anarcho/libertarian world and corporations

2003-03-11 Thread Kevin S. Van Horn
Major Variola (ret) wrote: I just realized this morning that corporations can't exiest in an anarchy, they are whole a fiction of the state. In the sense of a govt-recognized, protected entity, granted. But not in terms of voluntary associations. Not all companies are corporations.

Re: The Anarcho/libertarian world and corporations

2003-03-11 Thread Major Variola (ret)
At 09:14 AM 3/9/03 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote: I just realized this morning that corporations can't exiest in an anarchy, they are whole a fiction of the state. In the sense of a govt-recognized, protected entity, granted. But not in terms of voluntary associations. And, since corporations

Re: The Anarcho/libertarian world and corporations

2003-03-11 Thread Greg Broiles
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 10:31:52PM -0600, Kevin S. Van Horn wrote: Not all companies are corporations. Corporations are a particular kind of company chartered by the state in order to absolve certain people of responsibility for their actions. There is a business form, whose name I forget