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RyanPsych (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 04:31 PM Original message |
War Profiteering:Defense Contractors Pay Little To No Corporate Income Tax While Earning Billions |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. K&R n/t |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. War profiteering should be illegal |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. So, |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Not for profit |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Then why do it? |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 01:00 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Oh, I don't know........because your country is at war |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 06:12 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. That's silly |
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Bill USA (628 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Don't play dumb. There is a difference in supplying materiale tothe Government at a profit and tax |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I'm not playing dumb. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. The public trough is a gratis candy store for defense contractors. |
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blkmusclmachine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. Blood for money..we'll be at "war" forever..they'll come for our SS next.. |
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DreamSmoker (442 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. No question in my mind |
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dotymed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. "Our" politicians just sealed the records and information |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:39 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Thanks for reminding us of this. This issue needs a bright spotlight shining on it. n/t |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. yeah, i'm surprised the sealing of info wasn't given more publicity... |
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Charlemagne (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. My town has many defense contractors |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
11. Well, I was going to chime in to defend Boeing... |
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Bill USA (628 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. thanks for this post. bookmarked.(I was too late to recommmend) |
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bobthedrummer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-11 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
19. Kick. CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE! |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-11 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
20. Looks like most of the pure-play defense companies pay in excess of 20% |
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