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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:20 PM Original message |
Google and Other U.S. Companies Dodge Billions in Taxes, Bloomberg Reports |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. "Don't be evil" ? Doublespeak? |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 06:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. "I did not have taxes with that entity, um, US government." - The Google (R) |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. What else is new? |
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Stumbler (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Exactly |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 04:39 AM Response to Original message |
4. Perhaps it's time we were serious about closing these loopholes. |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 04:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. My neighbor |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 05:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Because it's legal |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 08:05 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Thank you for pointing this out. |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 08:48 AM Response to Reply #9 |
24. But those profits would be hoarded in corporate bank accounts or... |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 10:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Even if they were used to pay bonuses |
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indimuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 05:01 AM Response to Original message |
6. KNR! n/t |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 05:11 AM Response to Original message |
7. People who quote the US corporate tax rate at 35 percent are quoting a myth. |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 06:25 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. objective link to support your claim? n/t |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 08:14 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. One of many: |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 08:33 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. I paid more taxes than Bank of America, Citibank and GE combined last year. |
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bulloney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 05:36 AM Response to Original message |
8. If a company uses our infrastructure to make money, it should pay its fair share of U.S. taxes. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 08:37 AM Response to Reply #8 |
21. We should encourage them to take a stand. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 06:05 AM Response to Original message |
10. If a loophole exists, using it is fine. Answer is: Eliminate the loophole. |
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Steerpike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
13. some things never change |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
14. How many times have |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
15. this isn't new news -- but obama is going to visit google isn't he? |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
16. to Add Insult to Injury--These Corporations Want to Bring Profits home--TAX FREE! |
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Thav (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
17. Corporations... |
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ProfessionalLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
22. Most corprats are teh suck. n/t |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
23. And the Republicons want to reduce corporate taxes rates... |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
25. It seems to me ... |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
26. "Any profits made outside of the U.S. never get taxed in this country." |
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