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by admoin 6612 days ago
Anyone who has tried to start a company in most other countries (where starting a company can take months and thousands of dollars in fees or even bribes) would never write something like this. The US is on the easy end of the spectrum, definitely.

Also, what the author seems to be suggesting is really just a "Company Corporation" or a "MyCorporation" (both large companies that do most of this work for you for not a ridiculously high fee), rather than any real change of law. I also did a google search for "incorporate", and the first few google ads were big companies that streamline the process for you.

A final small note- I would prefer that we keep a small toll charge for incorporation. It does cost the states money to process applications and keep track of filings, and it allows people to create a limited liability shield (not something I think we should be giving away for free).

This is similar to the logic that makes me think we'd be better off with a very very small "penny black" type of email tax (like 1/10th of a cent or less), just to discourage spammers.