OK this is kind of embarrassing, or is it?

[rick_day]

Comments

[dwer]

not entirely sure what you're getting at here.

[rick_day]

1. Do you agree or disagree that these three facts are interrelated? If you do, why? I disagree.

2. By what rationale could such a tax break be enacted, that could be sold as something better for the country than no tax break?

3. your confusion confirms my opening comment LOL

[dwer]

ah. Well, see, what I think is that the country has to have a fundamental change in measuring success on corporate terms. Using layoffs to raise profits shouldn't be praised, it should be condemned. Companies should be looking to balance shareholder benefits with employee benefits. And CEO salaries should be capped at much much lower than where they're allowed to be now.

[chron_job]

> Using layoffs to raise profits shouldn't be praised, it should be condemned.

Until, of course, market forces are heralded as the ultimate moral arbiter. Then everything profitable is good, by definition!

[dwer]

yeah, well, that's exactly the problem...

[ofbg]

I will answer them in number order.

1. Agree. Too close be a coincidence.

2. In my view, there should be a tax break on income derived from domestic labor. Income earned by foreign labor for a corporation should be taxed at a higher rate.

3. I'm not confused. LOL