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[sabrina 1]

242. First of all, you missed where I agreed with the OP about incentives for corporations who

create jobs here.

But we know how Bush's tax breaks for the wealthy worked out. It cost the tax payers over two trillion dollars, airc, but they still took their money and jobs overseas.

Which is why I suggested, since we can't obviously just TRUST them, that IF they go overseas, while taking advantage of the tax breaks they get here, then those tax breaks should not apply to them. Tax them like everyone else.

AND require that they abide by our labor laws no matter where they go. That is a separate thing. IF they want to go live in China or wherever, then they are free to do so.

But if they are based in this country then contribute to the country, unlike GE which pays no taxes, like everyone else.

Everything isn't about money, profits etc. If you live in a society you need to contribute in some way. Taxes are the way we all contribute, so I don't understand why anyone calling themselves an American and living here and profiting from this country would not want to contribute.

And as Democrats there is no way we should be supporting labor abuse here or anywhere in the world. We have labor laws that were hard fought for.


If a corporation is benefiting in any way from this country but moves its labor overseas, is there anything wrong with requiring the to treat their labor force at least the same way they would here?