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14. speaking from experience I have to agree with Rubio
Wed Mar 4, 2015, 12:54 PM
Mar 2015

When Office depot and office max merged last year. We got a knew CEO. His first decision was whose base was going to be the cooperate base. I was in Boca, where office max had their cooperate office and I forget the town in Illinois where office max had their cooperate office.

He was very upfront and told us that which ever state gave him the best deal would be the home of office depot/office max.

One Monday he called a meeting and told us he had gotten back from Illinois and was almost pissed. The selectmen were suppose to vote that Friday on tax breaks etc. No one showed up to vote, so Boca became office depot/office max cooperate office. They have 5 years of not paying taxes and other benefits. That office employs most of the Boca folks and surrounding towns.

Layoffs in Illinois started immediately and we started moving the data over to our site as they were laying off.

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LOL at Rubio and Lee. nt tridim Mar 2015 #1
Somalia has no corp taxes Cryptoad Mar 2015 #2
Another one for Obama veto pen, for sure... android fan Mar 2015 #3
Why bother, my former employer pays no taxes. n/t TexasProgresive Mar 2015 #4
Surprise, surprise! sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #5
More trickle down their legs economics. fasttense Mar 2015 #6
I expect nothing from these people tomsaiditagain Mar 2015 #9
...more like boulders of shit tumbling down. L0oniX Mar 2015 #11
GOP=one-trick pony RussBLib Mar 2015 #7
I literally began to choke on my morning tangerine when I read the headline. EEO Mar 2015 #8
They already don't pay shit. I suppose they want us to pay them to exist. L0oniX Mar 2015 #10
or... 2naSalit Mar 2015 #20
Yawnnnnn...... same old shit groundloop Mar 2015 #12
Here's a list of 11 big companies that paid 0 federal taxes... sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #13
speaking from experience I have to agree with Rubio strawberries Mar 2015 #14
Jesus H. Christ!!! I'll let... americannightmare Mar 2015 #15
Obama proposes lowering corporate tax rate to 28 percent former9thward Mar 2015 #16
I have no problem with cutting taxes for corporations cstanleytech Mar 2015 #17
Does that "simplification" mean tax increases for the entire middle class? starroute Mar 2015 #18
The 99% would get screwed. SoapBox Mar 2015 #19
On a related matter, sun rises in east today! lark Mar 2015 #21
I just want to know how much did these two sell outs get for their campaign coffers? Dustlawyer Mar 2015 #22
And where we will these lower tax revenues be made up? titaniumsalute Mar 2015 #23
Well . . . duh . . . grandma and the disabled. Vinca Mar 2015 #24
Republican senators propose bill to cut taxes for corporations Grins Mar 2015 #25
in other news, the sky is blue! leftofcool Mar 2015 #26
well isn't that special Skittles Mar 2015 #27
Okay, Bet! I'll accept your ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #28
And in other news, the sun rose in the east this morning. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #29
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