In the United States, it’s not uncommon for people to go through the trouble of incorporating themselves. They do this for a variety of reasons, the most common one being limited liability. If John Doe throws a barrel of orphans into a wheat thresher, he’ll be going to fucking jail. If John Doe, Incorporated throws a barrel full of orphans into a wheat thresher, however, his liability will be limited, which means that he will be hailed as a brilliant innovator, receive a large government grant, as well as an honorary degree at some cold, heartless institution of higher learning that specializes in murdering children, like the Wharton School of Business. That’s some pretty fucking sweet liability limiting, if you ask me, although truth be told, the orphans probably feel a little differently about it.