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In response to "So, this is the big stink in our town lately. Sears' HQ is technically in our district and they want to extend tax breaks given to them 20 years ago" by oblique

god I am a beotch today - if we can pay more insurance premiums than by god the corporations can pay their taxes - everyone must sacrifice -- nm

Posted by Epiphany (aka Epiphany) Oct 12 '11, 08:42

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Ha ha. Or you can pay more insurance premiums AND we can go on paying no taxes -- nm - Corporations Oct 12, 08:44
Yet then the company leaves, goes to another state and those 6000 workers are out of jobs, homes, and not putting money into the local economy -- nm - oblique Oct 12, 08:43 12
- It's not that simple for a company to up and move and replace its employees - ty97 Oct 12, 08:48 6
  - One of these days a city may actually force the company's hand. But so far, the companies always get what they want. - Jim Oct 12, 08:52 3
    - Just look at Los Angeles. Whether a city can weather the loss of a huge employer depends a lot on how diversified the local economy is. - con_carne Oct 12, 08:56 1
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    - I'm not against the concept of municipalities and corporations working together to mutual benefit, mind you. - ty97 Oct 12, 08:55
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  - so what you do, as a municipality, is come up with an estimate as to how much it would cost them to move, and tax them $1 less. -- nm - znufrii Oct 12, 08:49
- or the company can make the sacrifice and stay and pay their taxes - be part of the solution - not part of the problem - Epiphany Oct 12, 08:46 4
  - how many individuals are going to choose to voluntarily pay more taxes to be part of the solution? like 9 people? -- nm - TFox Oct 12, 08:47 3
    - we don't have a choice on paying higher premiums - they can bite the bullet - they are in a better position to do this - Epiphany Oct 12, 08:50 2
      - what i'm saying is, expecting corporations to be substantially more philanthropic than we ourselves would be is probably a waste of time. -- nm - TFox Oct 12, 08:52 1
        
        you are right - the whole thing is a waste of time - it's profits over state of economy - and THAT is never going to change -- nm - Epiphany Oct 12, 08:56

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