Romney: Corporations Are People. What about Unions?

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Watching this video of Mitt Romney shilling for corporations offers the chance to see if his statement can hold up to rhetorical substitution.

Romney: Corporations are People



Why not substitute government for corporation? Government is people! Of course it is. Everything government spends ultimately goes to people. Where do you think it goes? In whose pockets? Government of the people, for the people and by the people. People’s pockets! There you go.

When somebody says they want to redefine what government is and does, they really mean that they want to redefine what people are and do.

What about unions? Unions are people! Of course they are. Everything unions do and spend ultimately goes to people. Where do you think it goes? In whose pockets? People’s pockets! Unions are people too.

If corporations are defined as people as per Romney's explanation or even the Citizens United ruling - then so are labor unions and political parties. Scott Walker then discriminated against union people and people's rights with his class war budget bill.

This "corporations are people" comment by the well-oiled mitt is growing legs. Sarah Palin agrees with Romney and Rand Paul takes it into Galt's Gulch with We are all corporations!!