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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 10:52 AM Original message |
Transocean dodges paying U.S. corporate taxes by locating its headquarters in Switzerland. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. No, we are not in charge now. ("We" being sensible people like DUers.) |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. They pay the politicians directly |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
3. Like all the major corporations haven't done this? |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. no is abnormal and should be against the law |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. It's normal for them to do it |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
5. Rachel spoke about this the other night ... KnR |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
6. Small wonder streets in Switzerland stay so clean |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
7. Too bad we cannot confiscate their property for taxes on business |
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CreatureFeature (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
8. This problem is rampant |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
9. And therein lies America's problem |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
10. ... and flies a Marshall Islands flag to circumvent regulations. |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
11. The more I read about them, the worse it gets |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. They also dodged Mexican taxes, French taxes, South African taxes, on and on. |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 06:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. are you taking resources out of New Zealand & making a profit on them? |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. True ostentatious Swiss & Austrian Libertarian exceptionalism - where you only need to field... |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
14. kick |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 06:34 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. +1 |
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