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5. more to the point, if mz pip is limited, why should mz pip, inc. be unlimited?

Reply to Mz Pip (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 06:03 PM

Feb 2013

if you wanted to, you could create a corporation, invests vast sums, donate it all to your preferred politician, and hey, now you can sell your company's net operating losses for tax purposes to offset your contributions!

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I never understood why corporations Mz Pip Feb 2013 #3

corporations can circumvent limits anyway because they can "breed" easier than humans. unblock Feb 2013 #4

more to the point, if mz pip is limited, why should mz pip, inc. be unlimited? unblock Feb 2013 #5

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Plan b? LOL davidpdx Feb 2013 #8

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