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2014-08-26 Economy

Burger King's Tax Inversion and Canada's Favorable Corporate Tax Rates

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Posted by Fred 2014-08-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The corporation exists to serve its shareholders. Period. Two thousands five hundred years since Aesop, the covetous behavior leading to the killing of the golden goose still is not comprehended. (Yeah, we're too hip, modern, urban, and educated to believe the fundamental aspects of basic human behavior)

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-08-26 08:52|| 2014-08-26 08:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Who would have thought Canada would become the low tax regime to the north?

Posted by Claasical_Liberal 2014-08-26 10:29|| 2014-08-26 10:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Recently, I read that the average income for the middle class in Canada exceeds that of the U.S. Obama's "war on the middle class" should be a pub narrative for the next election--not particularly sexy but it might stick.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-08-26 16:04|| 2014-08-26 16:04|| Front Page Top

#4 BK is really getting slammed in the press as is Amazon for moving its European HQ to Luxemburg, for tax reasons rather than England, France, Germany. Seems to me if it is legal, the too bad for those that can't handle it.
And along with this, Starbucks recently announced it would pay MORE than it was required to in England. Being a good corporate neighbor and all. So if they are going to do that, they don't need my business for their overpriced coffee.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-08-26 20:30|| 2014-08-26 20:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Can we as individuals do the same thing? Declare ourselves as corporations? Just a thought.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2014-08-26 20:51|| 2014-08-26 20:51|| Front Page Top

#6 ...yes, but you have to personally own a few congresscritters to arrange the law to fit your desires. I think most of us have been priced out of that market.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-08-26 21:11|| 2014-08-26 21:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Speaking of "England" ...

* RUSSIA TODAY > UK WOULD BE THE POOREST STATE IFF IT JOINED THE US - REPORT, as based on GDP-per-Capita.

VERSUS

* DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND > PUERTO RICANS FLOCK TO THE US MAINLAND AFTER ISLAND'S POLITICAL + ECONOMIC CRISIS WORSENS.

Good thing for PR the US doesn't the whole or true story behind 9-11 + Other yet.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-08-26 23:20|| 2014-08-26 23:20|| Front Page Top

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