I have a corporation. Am I evil?
One other thing to consider about the liability aspect: One of the functions of a corporation or an LLC is to protect passive investors in the company from any illegal or harmful acts of the actual managing members. When people rail against companies that are structured like this and claim that they have "zero liability," that's not how it's intended to be. The "limited liability" is suppose to protect those who are not involved and may not even be aware of the daily management and operations of a company. The fact that the managing members of corporations are often found not liable for harm is due to the failure of the state to properly hold them accountable for crimes and any consequent damages.
Corporations aren't evil. The state is. In a voluntary society, I don't see why the basic structure of a large company would necessarily need to be any different than today, nor do I see a reason why contracts couldn't better handle any question of liability for investors and managers. Get rid of the state - we'll figure out the rest.
I think you're saying the same thing as I, just from a different angle. I also did not mean to imply, and I'm not entirely sure I DID, that owning a corporation was necessarily evil...
Sorry - my comment was a reference to Meet the Parents. (I have nipples, Greg. Can you milk me?) I understand that it doesn't translate well. I should have clarified the comment and question.
And yes - we're on the same page. I just wanted to make a note about how limited liability is intended to work, but it doesn't because of the state's inevitable failures.