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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
6. "These companies don't want to pay any US taxes - they want everything for free."
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 02:14 PM
Feb 2013

And guess who supports them? Our area's Democratic congressional reps, especially Anna Eshoo (D-Apple).

As to them hiring Americans, it hasn't happened in a while. About three years ago, I lived in an apartment complex down the light rail line from Cisco. Everyone else who got on the train with me and got off at Cisco (it has its own stop, "Cisco Way"!) was Indian.

Thought Oracle owned Cisco now. sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #1
No Joel thakkar Feb 2013 #2
Can someone explain to me Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #3
here you go Joel thakkar Feb 2013 #4
Exactly...so what's their problem? Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #7
Gaming The System Joel thakkar Feb 2013 #9
To be honest they want those rates Broken_Hero Feb 2013 #10
When did CEOs become such assholes that they now announce how unpatriotic they are? JaneyVee Feb 2013 #5
About the time they crippled the unions. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #8
"These companies don't want to pay any US taxes - they want everything for free." KamaAina Feb 2013 #6
+1 Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #11
+1 nt Broken_Hero Feb 2013 #14
Greedy people suck. nt City Lights Feb 2013 #12
How do you send "US earned profits" overseas joeglow3 Feb 2013 #13
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