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   Greg Pierce (agiletortoise@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Jan-2025 10:44:28 JST Greg Pierce

   I’m so old, I remember when corporations weren’t people.

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Monday, 13-Jan-2025 10:44:27 JST clacke

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     @agiletortoise The year 1880?
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     Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Monday, 13-Jan-2025 12:04:34 JST Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     • clacke
     @clacke Most US-ians don't know that corporations have been "persons" since that court case in the 1800s. They think the more recent case (which was based on the earlier decision -- stare decisis) is when corps gained the rights of people.
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