Pro sports stadiums named after corporations instead of the famous players for one.
2006-08-06 05:26:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
A perfect example is the rush into globalism. It saves money for the big corporations because they don't have to pay as much for labor, yet it screws everyone else in America.
2006-08-06 05:31:46 · answer #1 · answered by Martin523 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all started with a headnote written by the clerk of the Supreme Court dealing with Santa Clara v Southern Pacific Railroad Company 1887. With that headnote he said the the Court gave corporations the rights of person-hood under the 14th Amendment. The court never ruled on that but it has become precedent since then. And these rights don't apply to churches unions or charities. And since then there have been several Supreme Court rulings solidifying it. One is The First National Bank of Boston v Bellotti 1978 that ruled that corporations had 1st Amendment rights of Freedom of Speech, but since they didn't have mouths they could donate money to political campaigns. That ruling opened the floodgates to what we have now.
2006-08-06 14:41:43 · answer #2 · answered by ggarsk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Running a country takes money. It's just that simple. If it were really run more like a corporate entity, the whole country would be a little better off.
2006-08-06 12:33:00 · answer #3 · answered by Ricky J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the PEOPLE who own it decide to name it that to get more money. Corporations are not made of magic demons out to get you. They are made of PEOPLE. Crazy huh? Alot of them didn't even start out rich they got and education and advaced.
PEOPLE for the most part are allowed to name things they own what ever they want. Who is the govenment or you to tell those PEOPLE that they need to name something they own after someone famous?
2006-08-06 12:31:20 · answer #4 · answered by thatoneguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil companies, Motor companies, just about any company which maintains a presence in Washington through lobbyists. Lobbyists exert tremendous power and influence and companies - through them - run the country. Good ole GWB will do anything for the good of oil don't cha know.
2006-08-06 13:49:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Corporations finance the electoral process and in return they get what they want: deregulation, tax breaks, and wars. All in the name of profit at any cost.
2006-08-06 12:40:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here in Quebec, we hve Pepsi colisuem, the Molson's Forum, in the United States, there is Prozac town, there is much more examples...
2006-08-06 13:36:18 · answer #7 · answered by The Patriot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we the people pick the ones who run! Then we the people blame them for making a disaster
2006-08-06 12:29:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about they own it.
where I live they get tax breaks but they own it so why not call it what they want free country you know
2006-08-06 12:31:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are no longer fighting for rights as citizens, we are constrained to fight for our "consumer rights".
2006-08-06 12:35:49 · answer #10 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋