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[–] [email protected] 63 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It should not be possible for the owner of a company to be impossible to suss out by the fucking government. Like how is that a thing?

[–] distantsounds 13 points 10 months ago

laissez faire capitalism aka the libertarian wet dream

[–] [email protected] 41 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the classic "create a database and ask criminals to register" maneuver.

[–] Somethingcheezie 31 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Impose a tax on assets that can only be bypassed by proving ownership. The company would then have to show the ownership trail to the top- a person(s) or a publicly traded company

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Could just, like, limit businesses owning businesses.

[–] grue 20 points 10 months ago

Obligatory reminder that corporations have no inherent right to exist. Incorporation was supposed to be a privilege earned in exchange for providing benefit to the public!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I see a million articles on here a day about how AI is figuring all sorts of stuff out... Can we get it on this?

[–] distantsounds 2 points 10 months ago

It’s possible, just not in an oligarchy

[–] NegativeInf 2 points 10 months ago

Not really a monetizable model there really. Unless you wanna blackmail them? Tho I guess you could sell it to the government? Idk.

[–] werefreeatlast 4 points 10 months ago

Will the real limpbisket owner please stan up!

It's slim shady!

Gettim!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Spoiler alert: its all the same couple people

[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago

Yellen gets paid many times more than her government salary by these same companies to speak in a zoom call for 30 minutes