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Amazon locks in on NYC & Northern Virginia for HQ2 after year-long search
Right. Gotta love this libertarian view of the world. Go try to jump job after job in America, like the free market types propose. Then come tell me how it works out for you.techprod1gy said:
Unemployment is low there are plenty of options. If Amazon pay is so low then look elsewhere. The "There is no other option" argument falls short present day.chasm said:50,000 jobs -- at what pay rate? Some Amazon workers are so poorly paid that they are on welfare. Playing cities against each other for the best tax breaks may be perfectly legal, but it's pretty unethical -- particularly when the company is well aware of how fast and loose local politicians play with OPM.
Big business has rigged the system here on all fronts, so anyone doing this becomes black listed. It's also why you have the h1b scam, where employees pretend they cannot find local labor, only to be sourced from a 3rd world country. Conveniently, at 1/4 the local or western rate.
Also, the currently unemployment rate is BS, something reflected by stagnant wages. The good ole US of A doesn't count the long- term unemployment or basically anyone earning more than $60 a week. In fact, in most red states, you drop off the register after 6 months. Apparently, you're not "keen on work" if you haven't found a job within that period.
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Study claims Apple avoided paying $65.08B in US taxes in 2015 through offshore arrangements
Then GTF off our roads and stop utilizing our public infrastructure or anything that was development from public grants. Cannot stand twits with this pathetic attitude towards paying their fair share to a country. In fact, it would be great if those who share this plutocratic attitude just setup a new country and all move there; where you will be free to screw each other over and some. Oh wait, such places already exist they are called the third world.lkrupp said:“Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy” Typical monikers for extreme left wing socialist organizations. Notice how the terms “tax avoider” and “tax haven abuse” are used instead of “illegal” and “fraudulent.” Those terms would get them sued for slander. Subjective labels with wide open interpretations are the norm for outfits like this. Plant the thought seed of illegality without actually saying it. If these outfits want to get their hands on some of that $65 billion then pressure Congress to reform the tax code. Tim Cook said he would be happy to repatriate those off shore assets if conditions were right. By the way, I personally AVOID paying every tax dollar I can by paying a tax accountant to find every legal deduction and loophole possible. I don’t give a rats ass about “fairness” or “tax justice. I care about paying as little tax as possible and I sure as hell won’t be sending an additional check to the Treasury because I “feel” guilty.
Indeed, declare your country so the rest of us can come and attack, which is the way we did it in the old days. Good luck defending yourself with no taxes.
