John Oliver: 'Corporations Should Only Get A 79 Year Life Span, 75 If They're Based In Mississippi'

[kpete]

What these companies are arguing is that the sincerity of their beliefs should allow them a line item veto over federal law. But government is not an à la carte system where you can pick and choose based on your beliefs. Taxation is more of an all you can eat salad bar. [...]

If you really want to be treated like a person, corporations, then guess what? Paying for things you don't like is what it feels like to be one. In fact, if corporations want to be people, they should have to take the rough with the smooth. For a start, companies should only get to have the average lifespan of a person, 79 years. 75 if they're based in Mississippi. [...]

And for GM, who've admitted some responsibility for the deaths of a minimum of 13 people, I've got some bad news for you. People who do that generally don't get off with a fucking fine.

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[DetlefK]

1. If the corporate veil is pierced...

Let's say a company claims a religious objection to some kind of medication and is later caught avoiding taxes. Jesus said "Give unto Cesar what is Cesar's.", so the company is violating biblical law, so the company's religious claim becomes void, right?

Let's say a company's product is responsible for a death and the cause can be connected to a willful decision handed down by the company-management. Should those managers go to jail for manslaughter?