Two gamers have filed a class action lawsuit against Nintendo, alleging that the company will be unjustly enriching itself with any refund it secures from the U.S. government over widespread tariffs last year that, among other things, hiked the prices of Nintendo hardware and accessories.

“Unless restrained by this Court, Nintendo stands to recover the same tariff payments twice—once from consumers through higher prices and again from the federal government through tariff refunds, including interest paid by the government on those funds,” the suit states.

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[–] 95 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

This is America. You’re not a person unless you’re a corporation.

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  • [–] 20 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Is it expensive to file corporate taxes in the US? It really sounds like if everyone represented themselves as a corporation they would have more rights.

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  • [–] 35 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    If you're looking for a new rabbit hole to explore...theres an entire crowd of people who firmly believe that the government creates a corporate version of you when you're born, and that your name in CAPS on the birth certificate is evidence of this.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    the birth certificate

    Berth certificate, making us all boats and therefore subject to maritime law.

    It sounds like a stupid joke because it is but also one of their things.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    I want to believe you're joking, I really do...

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Me too. Reality is dumber than fiction.

    Many freemen beliefs are based on idiosyncratic interpretations of admiralty or maritime law, which the freemen claim govern the commercial world. These beliefs stem from fringe interpretations of various nautical-sounding terms, such as ownership, citizenship, dock, or birth (berth) certificate. Freemen refer to the court as a ship and the court's occupants as passengers, and may claim that those leaving are "men overboard".

    From the Wiki article about Freemen on the Land, a SovCit offshoot.

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