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Anonymous

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Oldtimer said:
Sandhusker said:
TexasBred said:
Unfortunately many banks and bankers have already proved they know very little about what they're doing, where they're going or what's going to happen next. Even down to the local home owned banks.

You can say the exact same thing about our president and 90% of Congress - both parties.

I say let them go broke and let the bankers who do know what's going on take their place. That's how it is supposed to work in a capitalist society.

We haven't had a free market capitalist society in the US since 1789....Since then the government has established the "winners" and the "losers".....

And when the GREED of Bankers/Financial Investors/Big Business CEO's puts their trust by the public as lower than lawyers, and used car salesmen--- that tells a lot ... :roll: :(

Not much trust being exhibited-- when the regulators finally go after them and they admit they "lied, cheated, and defrauded the American investors-- in the name of Corporate GREED... :roll: :( :( :(

This is just what the screwed Montana investors out of- one of the smallest population states in the Union...

No wonder so many major financial institutions and their officers are thought of as lower than a snakes belly :wink:

No wonder now so many think they need babysitters to keep their didees clean- and policemen to look over their shoulder....

Merrill Lynch buys back $38M in securities
By Gazette News Services

HELENA - Merrill Lynch will return more than $38 million to Montana investors who lost money in auction-rate securities.

Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen announced the agreement Tuesday. Lindeen said it will settle an investigation alleging that Merrill Lynch misrepresented auction rate securities to investors as safe, cash-equivalent products, even though the products faced increasing liquidity risk.

The settlement also provides that Merrill Lynch will pay a fine of $372,977 to be deposited into the Montana general fund and will contribute $40,000 to the Investor Protection Trust, which provides investor education to help consumers make informed investment decisions.

Lindeen's office has recovered more than $62 million in auction-rate security settlements, including $38 million from Merrill Lynch, $9.5 million from Citigroup, $14 million from Wachovia and $550,000 from Bank of America.
 
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Anonymous

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Mike said:
I thought this thread was about Microsoft? :roll:

Sandhusker wanted to change it and bring up something in a Bash Obama post...

But this does make you wonder how much lies, deceit and fraud the banking/investing world used thruout the country- when this much has already been admitted to in a tiny populace state :???:
 

Steve

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
Sandhusker said:
You've seen no evidence that Dodd did anything wrong...... :shock: I give up

No evidence he committed a crime-- or did GW and his DOJ just overlook it like they did all other laws :???:

do you have any evidence Bush or Cheney committed any crimes either?
 
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Anonymous

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Steve said:
Oldtimer said:
Sandhusker said:
You've seen no evidence that Dodd did anything wrong...... :shock: I give up

No evidence he committed a crime-- or did GW and his DOJ just overlook it like they did all other laws :???:

do you have any evidence Bush or Cheney committed any crimes either?

Yep- they admitted to several- including illegal wiretapping and the use of torture as proscribed under international laws the US had signed on to....
 

hopalong

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
Steve said:
Oldtimer said:
No evidence he committed a crime-- or did GW and his DOJ just overlook it like they did all other laws :???:

do you have any evidence Bush or Cheney committed any crimes either?

Yep- they admitted to several- including illegal wiretapping and the use of torture as proscribed under international laws the US had signed on to....

Then why haven't they been charged and arrested or are you just mouthng again?????
 
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Anonymous

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hopalong said:
Oldtimer said:
Steve said:
do you have any evidence Bush or Cheney committed any crimes either?

Yep- they admitted to several- including illegal wiretapping and the use of torture as proscribed under international laws the US had signed on to....

Then why haven't they been charged and arrested or are you just mouthng again?????

It may still come to be....But luckily for them- Obama and Pelosi have been fighting against the investigations- preferring to let it all die- rather than the Impeachment before- and the charges now which may still be filed in the International Courts-- that will further divide the country- and the world...

But as I posted several times before- the State Department has warned them and many of their ex-officials against international travel- because they could be charged- especially after the Tagabue Report and International Red Cross reports came out....
 

Sandhusker

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That's because Pelosi is guilty of anything that Bush is. Of course, that didn't stop her from wagging her finger and flapping her lips before the truth came out.....

And I hate to inform you internationalists, but there isn't an international court that has any jurisdiction in this country.
 
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Anonymous

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Lets go back to the original thread- these "crooks" that want to rape and pillage the country while profiteering- but don't want to pay their fair share for the military that protects them in their ventures around the world- or the needs of the country that buys the majority of their products...

And who wonder why folks want rules/regulations put on them to keep them honest- and paying their fair share..... :???:

Not much trust being exhibited-- when the regulators finally go after them and they admit they "lied, cheated, and defrauded the American investors-- in the name of Corporate GREED... :roll: :( :( :(

This is just what the screwed Montana investors out of- one of the smallest population states in the Union...

No wonder so many major financial institutions and their officers are thought of as lower than a snakes belly :wink:

No wonder now so many think they need babysitters to keep their didees clean- and policemen to look over their shoulder....

Merrill Lynch buys back $38M in securities
By Gazette News Services

HELENA - Merrill Lynch will return more than $38 million to Montana investors who lost money in auction-rate securities.

Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen announced the agreement Tuesday. Lindeen said it will settle an investigation alleging that Merrill Lynch misrepresented auction rate securities to investors as safe, cash-equivalent products, even though the products faced increasing liquidity risk.

The settlement also provides that Merrill Lynch will pay a fine of $372,977 to be deposited into the Montana general fund and will contribute $40,000 to the Investor Protection Trust, which provides investor education to help consumers make informed investment decisions.

Lindeen's office has recovered more than $62 million in auction-rate security settlements, including $38 million from Merrill Lynch, $9.5 million from Citigroup, $14 million from Wachovia and $550,000 from Bank of America.
 

Steve

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
Steve said:
Oldtimer said:
No evidence he committed a crime-- or did GW and his DOJ just overlook it like they did all other laws :???:

do you have any evidence Bush or Cheney committed any crimes either?

Yep- they admitted to several- including illegal wiretapping and the use of torture as proscribed under international laws the US had signed on to....

I doubt they actually "admitted" committing a crime ,, but feel free to show the evidence in a thread...
 

aplusmnt

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Tex said:
aplusmnt said:
At some point enough is enough! At some point a company has to look out for its investors. When a government that already taxes corporations more than most any other nation goes for more, then enough is enough!

You libs act as if Microsoft has been paying a low tax and crying because of having to pay more. The fact is they been paying way to much as it is, the Government is about to put that straw on the camels back that breaks it! Personally I wonder if that is what Obama does not want!

Microsoft has been a great company for the economics here in the U.S. Even their profits have led to a lot of good around the world! If we keep taxing profitable companies in the end we will end up with the government owning all of them, like the car companies!

With unemployment pushing 10% I do not understand why Obama would want to push jobs away, seems he would want to do things to attract jobs back? Democrats are so stuck on Taxing they have no other solutions to problems! :mad:

aplus, we should take all the taxes off of Microsoft, because as you say they have been a good business, and put them on you.

I like that idea. Would you want to pay anyone else's taxes while we are at it? We could exempt every rich person from paying their taxes if you will just pay the taxes for them. Then you could go worship at their alter once again.

Tex

That has already been done in a way, you see I run lots of Microsoft programs and when I buy them I am paying that unfair corporate tax that the Government takes. Corporations do not pay taxes.

I was expecting a more enlightening response from you with some meat to it and facts instead I got a typical liberal backed in a corner response. :(

To bad we do not have someone with some econ knowledge to help us understand the complexity of economics. Where is Econ101 when we need him?
 

hopalong

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
Lets go back to the original thread- these "crooks" that want to rape and pillage the country while profiteering- but don't want to pay their fair share for the military that protects them in their ventures around the world- or the needs of the country that buys the majority of their products...

Back to your RAPE thoughts again huh


And who wonder why folks want rules/regulations put on them to keep them honest- and paying their fair share..... :???:

Not much trust being exhibited-- when the regulators finally go after them and they admit they "lied, cheated, and defrauded the American investors-- in the name of Corporate GREED... :roll: :( :( :(

This is just what the screwed Montana investors out of- one of the smallest population states in the Union...

Kinda like how you screwed the residents of Valley County Montana out of the wages they paid you while you were sheriff?? :wink:

No wonder so many major financial institutions and their officers are thought of as lower than a snakes belly :wink:

Kinda like an ex sheriff from Valley county Montana huh?? :wink: :wink:

No wonder now so many think they need babysitters to keep their didees clean- and policemen to look over their shoulder....
At least they get real cops to protect them not some wanna be sheriff :wink: :wink:

Merrill Lynch buys back $38M in securities
By Gazette News Services

HELENA - Merrill Lynch will return more than $38 million to Montana investors who lost money in auction-rate securities.

Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen announced the agreement Tuesday. Lindeen said it will settle an investigation alleging that Merrill Lynch misrepresented auction rate securities to investors as safe, cash-equivalent products, even though the products faced increasing liquidity risk.

The settlement also provides that Merrill Lynch will pay a fine of $372,977 to be deposited into the Montana general fund and will contribute $40,000 to the Investor Protection Trust, which provides investor education to help consumers make informed investment decisions.

Lindeen's office has recovered more than $62 million in auction-rate security settlements, including $38 million from Merrill Lynch, $9.5 million from Citigroup, $14 million from Wachovia and $550,000 from Bank of America.
 

hopalong

Well-known member
Steve said:
Oldtimer said:
Steve said:
do you have any evidence Bush or Cheney committed any crimes either?

Yep- they admitted to several- including illegal wiretapping and the use of torture as proscribed under international laws the US had signed on to....

I doubt they actually "admitted" committing a crime ,, but feel free to show the evidence in a thread...

He can't but he will lie and lie and lie to to evade the truth!!! :D :liar: :liar:
 

Tex

Well-known member
aplusmnt said:
Tex said:
aplusmnt said:
At some point enough is enough! At some point a company has to look out for its investors. When a government that already taxes corporations more than most any other nation goes for more, then enough is enough!

You libs act as if Microsoft has been paying a low tax and crying because of having to pay more. The fact is they been paying way to much as it is, the Government is about to put that straw on the camels back that breaks it! Personally I wonder if that is what Obama does not want!

Microsoft has been a great company for the economics here in the U.S. Even their profits have led to a lot of good around the world! If we keep taxing profitable companies in the end we will end up with the government owning all of them, like the car companies!

With unemployment pushing 10% I do not understand why Obama would want to push jobs away, seems he would want to do things to attract jobs back? Democrats are so stuck on Taxing they have no other solutions to problems! :mad:

aplus, we should take all the taxes off of Microsoft, because as you say they have been a good business, and put them on you.

I like that idea. Would you want to pay anyone else's taxes while we are at it? We could exempt every rich person from paying their taxes if you will just pay the taxes for them. Then you could go worship at their alter once again.

Tex

That has already been done in a way, you see I run lots of Microsoft programs and when I buy them I am paying that unfair corporate tax that the Government takes. Corporations do not pay taxes.

I was expecting a more enlightening response from you with some meat to it and facts instead I got a typical liberal backed in a corner response. :(

To bad we do not have someone with some econ knowledge to help us understand the complexity of economics. Where is Econ101 when we need him?

aplus, I learned long ago that not everyone can be taught. People who don't want to learn just will not. They will resort to name calling because they just can't get the facts straight. Just because you don't know what Microsoft has or has not done doesn't mean it hasn't existed.

Microsoft has hired the people that use the rules of economics to increase their profits. They have been caught in Europe for some of these actions (anti competitive actions) that break the anti trust laws but enforcement in the U.S. has been much slower, partly due to uninformed people like you. Ignorance has its price.

Microsoft has also had to "adjust" some of its operating practices in the U.S. because of some enforcement actions here and some were spurred by the Europeans.

One of the things I don't like about the Microsofts is that you buy a product, use it for a time, and then have to buy the "new" updated product that isn't really all that new. You have to get the upgraded product because the features like others being able to read your "non" updated files has been compromised in some system and product upgrades. Other problems include the security issues that the programs have that require upgrades. I bought the program once, and I didn't think I was renting it when I bought it.

To show that your intelligence goes beyond calling someone a "liberal", do a little research on the above and explain how some of the policies of Microsoft have given them "value" or money when they were the ones at fault. Explain how they tried to corral access to the internet through their proprietary program Explorer. Explain how Microsoft was called on their anticompetitive practices in Europe and whether or not they were able to get away with it because of non enforcement or delay of enforcement of anti trust laws here in the U.S.

Of course it is always easier to sit back and call names when you don't know what you are talking about.

You end up worshiping money and principals over principles and not even knowing the difference.



Tex
 

aplusmnt

Well-known member
Tex said:
aplusmnt said:
Tex said:
aplus, we should take all the taxes off of Microsoft, because as you say they have been a good business, and put them on you.

I like that idea. Would you want to pay anyone else's taxes while we are at it? We could exempt every rich person from paying their taxes if you will just pay the taxes for them. Then you could go worship at their alter once again.

Tex

That has already been done in a way, you see I run lots of Microsoft programs and when I buy them I am paying that unfair corporate tax that the Government takes. Corporations do not pay taxes.

I was expecting a more enlightening response from you with some meat to it and facts instead I got a typical liberal backed in a corner response. :(

To bad we do not have someone with some econ knowledge to help us understand the complexity of economics. Where is Econ101 when we need him?

aplus, I learned long ago that not everyone can be taught. People who don't want to learn just will not. They will resort to name calling because they just can't get the facts straight. Just because you don't know what Microsoft has or has not done doesn't mean it hasn't existed.

Microsoft has hired the people that use the rules of economics to increase their profits. They have been caught in Europe for some of these actions (anti competitive actions) that break the anti trust laws but enforcement in the U.S. has been much slower, partly due to uninformed people like you. Ignorance has its price.

Microsoft has also had to "adjust" some of its operating practices in the U.S. because of some enforcement actions here and some were spurred by the Europeans.

One of the things I don't like about the Microsofts is that you buy a product, use it for a time, and then have to buy the "new" updated product that isn't really all that new. You have to get the upgraded product because the features like others being able to read your "non" updated files has been compromised in some system and product upgrades. Other problems include the security issues that the programs have that require upgrades. I bought the program once, and I didn't think I was renting it when I bought it.

To show that your intelligence goes beyond calling someone a "liberal", do a little research on the above and explain how some of the policies of Microsoft have given them "value" or money when they were the ones at fault. Explain how they tried to corral access to the internet through their proprietary program Explorer. Explain how Microsoft was called on their anticompetitive practices in Europe and whether or not they were able to get away with it because of non enforcement or delay of enforcement of anti trust laws here in the U.S.

Of course it is always easier to sit back and call names when you don't know what you are talking about.

You end up worshiping money and principals over principles and not even knowing the difference.



Tex

I know of them things you are talking about, I am not an expert on the morality of their company but that has very little to do with our discussion on taxing them.

Actually if they are as bad as you stated above, then you should welcome them leaving our country!

The discussion is about a company being taxed to death to the point they take their business out of the country.

What you are trying to talk about now is taxing them more because they are a dishonest company. I do not see it that way, I have no problem with them being fined, I have no problem with them being sent to prison and given the death penalty for crimes. But to try to justify taxing them more because you do not like their business practices is stupid. Taxes are not meant to be a punishment for anything they are meant to pay our fair share of the bills to run this country.

To try to justify taxation because you do not like the morality of a company is stupid! Especially considering the fact that the company will not pay the tax they will pass it along to the consumer, so in essence you want to tax Microsoft to punish them, but you end up punishing all of us instead! How smart is that? :roll:
 

TSR

Well-known member
Who speaks for the people that don't use Microsoft products?

So everytime a corporation such as Microsoft complains about taxes and threatens to move overseas our gov't should give into them and not tax them more?? Seems to me a pretty dangerous precedent to be setting. Companies like them will use this power to strangle any small businesses and will just keep on getting more powerful. But who cares about small business? :???:
Even if the gov't doesn't tax them, next year they can apply the same pressure to get their taxes lowered. And how many more will follow suit??
 

aplusmnt

Well-known member
TSR said:
Who speaks for the people that don't use Microsoft products?

So everytime a corporation such as Microsoft complains about taxes and threatens to move overseas our gov't should give into them and not tax them more?? Seems to me a pretty dangerous precedent to be setting. Companies like them will use this power to strangle any small businesses and will just keep on getting more powerful. But who cares about small business? :???:
Even if the gov't doesn't tax them, next year they can apply the same pressure to get their taxes lowered. And how many more will follow suit??

You guys are acting like Microsoft is only one affected by this discussion. Companies have been going overseas by record numbers. Microsoft is just one of many speaking out about it. They are not wanting something for themselves that others will not get. If Microsoft does not get a tax increase neither will the small business. Basically Microsoft is fighting a fight that the will help the small business just as much if not more than themselves.

I own a small business and I hope the Government listens to Microsoft because I do not have the leverage to get them to listen to me. If Microsoft wins and they do not raise taxes then I also will win!

This is kind of like the Bush tax breaks, everyone got a tax break but the jealous middle class liberals did not want it that way, they want their tax break but not one for the rich.

Liberals = Hypocrite
 

Tex

Well-known member
aplusmnt said:
Tex said:
aplusmnt said:
That has already been done in a way, you see I run lots of Microsoft programs and when I buy them I am paying that unfair corporate tax that the Government takes. Corporations do not pay taxes.

I was expecting a more enlightening response from you with some meat to it and facts instead I got a typical liberal backed in a corner response. :(

To bad we do not have someone with some econ knowledge to help us understand the complexity of economics. Where is Econ101 when we need him?

aplus, I learned long ago that not everyone can be taught. People who don't want to learn just will not. They will resort to name calling because they just can't get the facts straight. Just because you don't know what Microsoft has or has not done doesn't mean it hasn't existed.

Microsoft has hired the people that use the rules of economics to increase their profits. They have been caught in Europe for some of these actions (anti competitive actions) that break the anti trust laws but enforcement in the U.S. has been much slower, partly due to uninformed people like you. Ignorance has its price.

Microsoft has also had to "adjust" some of its operating practices in the U.S. because of some enforcement actions here and some were spurred by the Europeans.

One of the things I don't like about the Microsofts is that you buy a product, use it for a time, and then have to buy the "new" updated product that isn't really all that new. You have to get the upgraded product because the features like others being able to read your "non" updated files has been compromised in some system and product upgrades. Other problems include the security issues that the programs have that require upgrades. I bought the program once, and I didn't think I was renting it when I bought it.

To show that your intelligence goes beyond calling someone a "liberal", do a little research on the above and explain how some of the policies of Microsoft have given them "value" or money when they were the ones at fault. Explain how they tried to corral access to the internet through their proprietary program Explorer. Explain how Microsoft was called on their anticompetitive practices in Europe and whether or not they were able to get away with it because of non enforcement or delay of enforcement of anti trust laws here in the U.S.

Of course it is always easier to sit back and call names when you don't know what you are talking about.

You end up worshiping money and principals over principles and not even knowing the difference.



Tex

I know of them things you are talking about, I am not an expert on the morality of their company but that has very little to do with our discussion on taxing them.

Actually if they are as bad as you stated above, then you should welcome them leaving our country!

The discussion is about a company being taxed to death to the point they take their business out of the country.

What you are trying to talk about now is taxing them more because they are a dishonest company. I do not see it that way, I have no problem with them being fined, I have no problem with them being sent to prison and given the death penalty for crimes. But to try to justify taxing them more because you do not like their business practices is stupid. Taxes are not meant to be a punishment for anything they are meant to pay our fair share of the bills to run this country.

To try to justify taxation because you do not like the morality of a company is stupid! Especially considering the fact that the company will not pay the tax they will pass it along to the consumer, so in essence you want to tax Microsoft to punish them, but you end up punishing all of us instead! How smart is that? :roll:

You know, Aplus, I don't like a whole lot of taxes but they are a necessary evil. Someone has to pay for the things our nation spends.

Do you want that someone to be you while the Microsofts of the world just move their corporate headquarters to another country? Think about it.

I don't want you to think that I am in favor for taxes carte blanche. I think everyone should be wary of taxes because taxes are the money government takes from the people to do their job. The hurt of paying taxes should keep politicians from raising them and be an incentive for them running the country more efficiently.

Letting other countries keep from paying taxes in our country but having the markets in our country is just a plain old stupid tax I don't want to pay but you seem to advocate. If you want to pay it, then keep advocating what you do.

I do look at Microsoft not just in taxes that they pay but also "taxes" that they are able to put on an economy through market power. It has helped them gather more wealth unduly from this country because we haven't had competent regulators or politicians. They buy the same blackmail argument you make.

If companies don't want to pay their taxes in this country, I say don't let them do business here, plain and simple.

I am with you on pushing the government to be more efficient. I am just not with you on allowing some to go overseas to avoid paying their fair share because of an incompetent tax and political system. If they do that, don't let them do business here. If they are saying they are going to take their marbles home and not play anymore, let them leave with their marbles but don't let them take any more benefits from the marble game.

We are going to have more problems with taxes in the future and the ultimate answer is for politicians to do a better job with the resources they get from the people, not selling out to individual businesses for campaign donations that keep this kind of thing going on. That will only make things worse on everyone else. Shifting tax burdens to those without the money, income, and resources will only exacerbate the problem, not solve them.

Tex
 

aplusmnt

Well-known member
Tex said:
aplusmnt said:
Tex said:
aplus, I learned long ago that not everyone can be taught. People who don't want to learn just will not. They will resort to name calling because they just can't get the facts straight. Just because you don't know what Microsoft has or has not done doesn't mean it hasn't existed.

Microsoft has hired the people that use the rules of economics to increase their profits. They have been caught in Europe for some of these actions (anti competitive actions) that break the anti trust laws but enforcement in the U.S. has been much slower, partly due to uninformed people like you. Ignorance has its price.

Microsoft has also had to "adjust" some of its operating practices in the U.S. because of some enforcement actions here and some were spurred by the Europeans.

One of the things I don't like about the Microsofts is that you buy a product, use it for a time, and then have to buy the "new" updated product that isn't really all that new. You have to get the upgraded product because the features like others being able to read your "non" updated files has been compromised in some system and product upgrades. Other problems include the security issues that the programs have that require upgrades. I bought the program once, and I didn't think I was renting it when I bought it.

To show that your intelligence goes beyond calling someone a "liberal", do a little research on the above and explain how some of the policies of Microsoft have given them "value" or money when they were the ones at fault. Explain how they tried to corral access to the internet through their proprietary program Explorer. Explain how Microsoft was called on their anticompetitive practices in Europe and whether or not they were able to get away with it because of non enforcement or delay of enforcement of anti trust laws here in the U.S.

Of course it is always easier to sit back and call names when you don't know what you are talking about.

You end up worshiping money and principals over principles and not even knowing the difference.



Tex

I know of them things you are talking about, I am not an expert on the morality of their company but that has very little to do with our discussion on taxing them.

Actually if they are as bad as you stated above, then you should welcome them leaving our country!

The discussion is about a company being taxed to death to the point they take their business out of the country.

What you are trying to talk about now is taxing them more because they are a dishonest company. I do not see it that way, I have no problem with them being fined, I have no problem with them being sent to prison and given the death penalty for crimes. But to try to justify taxing them more because you do not like their business practices is stupid. Taxes are not meant to be a punishment for anything they are meant to pay our fair share of the bills to run this country.

To try to justify taxation because you do not like the morality of a company is stupid! Especially considering the fact that the company will not pay the tax they will pass it along to the consumer, so in essence you want to tax Microsoft to punish them, but you end up punishing all of us instead! How smart is that? :roll:

You know, Aplus, I don't like a whole lot of taxes but they are a necessary evil. Someone has to pay for the things our nation spends.

Do you want that someone to be you while the Microsofts of the world just move their corporate headquarters to another country? Think about it.

I don't want you to think that I am in favor for taxes carte blanche. I think everyone should be wary of taxes because taxes are the money government takes from the people to do their job. The hurt of paying taxes should keep politicians from raising them and be an incentive for them running the country more efficiently.

Letting other countries keep from paying taxes in our country but having the markets in our country is just a plain old stupid tax I don't want to pay but you seem to advocate. If you want to pay it, then keep advocating what you do.

I do look at Microsoft not just in taxes that they pay but also "taxes" that they are able to put on an economy through market power. It has helped them gather more wealth unduly from this country because we haven't had competent regulators or politicians. They buy the same blackmail argument you make.

If companies don't want to pay their taxes in this country, I say don't let them do business here, plain and simple.

I am with you on pushing the government to be more efficient. I am just not with you on allowing some to go overseas to avoid paying their fair share because of an incompetent tax and political system. If they do that, don't let them do business here. If they are saying they are going to take their marbles home and not play anymore, let them leave with their marbles but don't let them take any more benefits from the marble game.

We are going to have more problems with taxes in the future and the ultimate answer is for politicians to do a better job with the resources they get from the people, not selling out to individual businesses for campaign donations that keep this kind of thing going on. That will only make things worse on everyone else. Shifting tax burdens to those without the money, income, and resources will only exacerbate the problem, not solve them.

Tex

I can understand what you are saying, but my point is enough is enough. Microsoft and all businesses already pay more than their fair share!

There is already enough tax revenue in existence, the government just needs to spend less.

The government has no more right to extort as does Microsoft!

As for not letting Microsoft sell their products in the U.S. try it, see who is the loser on that end. Just look at your operating system and program menu on your computer and tell me how Americans are going to like not having Microsoft products any more?
 

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