tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post3636006034800205820..comments2024-03-28T00:18:10.569-07:00Comments on Demeur: Not so fast boys Time to pay upDemeurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-66569339908531045122009-05-06T15:50:00.000-07:002009-05-06T15:50:00.000-07:00This tax reform needs to get done. It's time to e...This tax reform needs to get done. It's time to end these post office boxes in the Cayman Islands qualifying as a corporate headquarters.Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-51900743615979450722009-05-06T09:38:00.000-07:002009-05-06T09:38:00.000-07:00Sarah - If we did that we'd have to go back to liv...Sarah - If we did that we'd have to go back to living on a farm growing our own food and making our own clothes. There's well over 18,000 companies hiding their money in the Cayman Islands alone.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-30147889779003695152009-05-06T05:48:00.000-07:002009-05-06T05:48:00.000-07:00This mornings Horsey cartoon is great and spot on....This mornings Horsey cartoon is great and spot on.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-35989934848638705702009-05-06T04:42:00.000-07:002009-05-06T04:42:00.000-07:00Boycott companies who are unethical or anti-social...Boycott companies who are unethical or anti-social in any way. Vote with your dollar!<br /><br />On your other pots on swine flu you might wanna read this:<br />http://ahealthierwayofliving.blogspot.com/2009/05/really-scary.html<br /><br />but I guess you personally have nothing to worry about, since you have the right outfit to wear for any occassion and you should have your immune system all geared up, due to your work. That's the way to go!Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314160080172957748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-73002761340929879772009-05-05T20:48:00.000-07:002009-05-05T20:48:00.000-07:00A few weeks ago, I was working with C-SPAN on in t...A few weeks ago, I was working with C-SPAN on in the background. Someone in Congress said that if everyone who owes taxes would actually pay what they're supposed to pay, revenues would jump by $75 billion — just about wiping out the deficit. (Sorry, I can't recall who. It might've been Rep. Barney Frank.)<br /><br />That's an incredible amount of money. And yes, it's a sum those of us who honestly pay what we owe have to cover for all the tax cheats who'll be damned if they'll pay their share. <br /><br />By all means, the law should be changed so those tax-dodging corporations will have to pay their share, plus stiff penalties for having used tax havens. Their lying, cheating executives should also face time in prison for tax fraud.<br /><br />Don't hold your breath, though. I saw a reaction from Sen. Max Baucus, DINO from Montana, about Obama's plans. He said,(to paraphrase): Now wait just a minute. <I>I'm not jumping on this bandwagon (to end U.S. corporations using overseas tax havens) before I know what impact it will have on the competitiveness of our businesses</I>.<br /><br />You can sort of tell that Baucus, who heads the Senate Finance Committee, is a lot more concerned about the poor downtrodden corporations than about average American paycheck workers. I wonder if he ever talks to average Americans, as opposed to corporate lobbyists.S.W. andersonhttp://wpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-63235227257730296952009-05-05T18:22:00.000-07:002009-05-05T18:22:00.000-07:00It's estimated that $21 billion is lost from this ...<B>It's estimated that $21 billion is lost from this corporate tax evasion.</B>.<br /><br />That figure seems low to me. As for Wall Street, it's just all a greed thing and needs to be completely changed how it works. <br /><br />But I've posted about that before and I'm not going into it again.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-49528471534797516532009-05-05T12:42:00.000-07:002009-05-05T12:42:00.000-07:00Obama is going to out the companies who refuse to ...Obama is going to out the companies who refuse to divulge. When they have to start paying their share they will pass it on to us then we must hold them accountable. Let them leave and not be allowed to do Business with America if they want to play games.jmsjoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631105639275375922noreply@blogger.com