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Maybe it is time to strip the corporate status (none / 0)

from these benedict arnold companies that want to be a US based company and benefit from the protections they receive under US law but that also want to be treated as a foreign entity that doesn't have to pay taxes or contribute to American society.

Michael Dell can always pack up and move his whole operation to China.  Of course, we could tariff his ass out of the US market too.  His choice.

Knee jerk protectionism, yes. But Dell is acting like a jerk and it's time to start playing hardball with robber barons like him.  Why should we rollover and allow the corporate greed of the Dells of the world to lower the standard of living in America?  We are supposed to be aspiring to become a better place to live, not a worse place to live.  

by LionelEHutz on Sun Jan 30, 2005 at 11:16:46 AM EST

Re: Maybe it is time to strip the corporate status (none / 0)

I think the problem is a lot of democrats have fallen into the republican frames and are afraid to even suggest protectism and we feel the need to apologize for it. As a country, we are getting close to an untenable situation where we are only importing goods and not charging any taxes or tariffs to create revenue. Its like a ticking time bomb. There is this idea from republican frames that taxes forces companies to move abroad, but in reality, they keep their corporate headquarters here because they don't want to live under China's laws. They keep moving abroad even with the increased incentives. And then we think we can't even penalize them for taking business abroad. I think this is one of the most successful republican frames because a lot of democrats are afraid to touch it and similar reason why we never hear about union on our democratic blogs as Chris Bowers has noted.
by tiberius on Sun Jan 30, 2005 at 11:41:53 AM EST
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