Comments on: Cayman Islands Subsidiary Allows Pentagon Contractor Assisting War In Iraq To Avoid Millions In Taxes http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:44:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rusta http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4954420 Rusta Sat, 10 May 2008 17:20:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4954420 Different Countries, Different laws. Cayman is not USA. Neither is IRAQ. Americans would not have this problem if they stayed on their side of the world. Different Countries, Different laws. Cayman is not USA.

Neither is IRAQ.

Americans would not have this problem if they stayed on their side of the world.

]]> By: Max-1 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4952486 Max-1 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:21:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4952486 . So, I <em><strong>CAN</strong></em> profit from starting a war <em><strong>IF</strong></em> I keep my arrangements of the finances off shore? I looked up Hypocrisy in the dictionary the other day and it said: <em>PLEASE REFER TO AMERICA.</em> . . .

So,
I CAN profit from starting a war IF I keep my arrangements of the finances off shore?

I looked up Hypocrisy in the dictionary the other day and it said: PLEASE REFER TO AMERICA.

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]]> By: I. B. Leary http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4952150 I. B. Leary Thu, 08 May 2008 22:44:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4952150 KBR is the modern day Nazi SS KBR is the modern day Nazi SS

]]> By: MapleStreet http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951946 MapleStreet Thu, 08 May 2008 21:11:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951946 Knowing the huge effects the $600 rebate will have, imagine what $84 mill would throw into the economy. PLUS - but not providing for Social Security, etc. they are leaving their employess to further criple Social Security and increase the cost of any bailout. Why does KBR hate AARP? Knowing the huge effects the $600 rebate will have, imagine what $84 mill would throw into the economy.

PLUS – but not providing for Social Security, etc. they are leaving their employess to further criple Social Security and increase the cost of any bailout. Why does KBR hate AARP?

]]> By: Salmon Dave http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951944 Salmon Dave Thu, 08 May 2008 21:10:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951944 Surprise.....they don't need to pay no stinkin' taxes. Taxes are for poor folks.....without loopholes. And lawyers. We just wanna use their kids in the Army..... Paying taxes on war profits is an unproductive use of capital. The taxes might go to pay for this debacle. Surprise…..they don’t need to pay no stinkin’ taxes.
Taxes are for poor folks…..without loopholes. And
lawyers. We just wanna use their kids in the Army…..
Paying taxes on war profits is an unproductive use
of capital. The taxes might go to pay for this debacle.

]]> By: dixie blood http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951928 dixie blood Thu, 08 May 2008 21:05:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951928 OT... <b>RePugniScums...The gift the just keeps giving...</b> <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/-I-Have-a-Child-Out-of-Wedlock-/2150906" rel="nofollow">http://www.wcbs880.com/-I-Have-a-Child-Out-of-Wedlock-/2150906</a> This a$$wipe is a "family values" Facist!!!!! Couldn't happen to a bigger scumbag!!!! OT…

RePugniScums…The gift the just keeps giving…

http://www.wcbs880.com/-I-Have-a-Child-Out-of-Wedlock-/2150906

This a$$wipe is a “family values” Facist!!!!! Couldn’t happen to a bigger scumbag!!!!

]]> By: dbadass http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951906 dbadass Thu, 08 May 2008 20:52:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951906 Hi whitedude who is afraid of black dudes. What's up? Hi whitedude who is afraid of black dudes. What’s up?

]]> By: dixie blood http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951896 dixie blood Thu, 08 May 2008 20:50:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951896 <em>Namtillaku Says: Democrats in congress are just as culpable as BushCo & the Republicans.</em> That is true and needs repeating... We have to stop the DemoRats (those who will sell us out too) from being placed back in office in 2008!!!!! Namtillaku Says:

Democrats in congress are just as culpable as BushCo & the Republicans.

That is true and needs repeating…

We have to stop the DemoRats (those who will sell us out too) from being placed back in office in 2008!!!!!

]]> By: Namtillaku http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951880 Namtillaku Thu, 08 May 2008 20:42:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951880 <em>leftcoast Says: These companies are treasonous bastards and their actions represent the lowest common denominator of human filth. Their actions hold indifference to the values young men and women hold as they pledge to go into harms way while the CEO’s of these companies take extra profits from the treasury which could have been used to equip those soldiers.</em> I agree 100%, but what makes me angrier is that the Democrats in congress are just as culpable as BushCo & the Republicans. leftcoast Says:

These companies are treasonous bastards and their actions represent the lowest common denominator of human filth.
Their actions hold indifference to the values young men and women hold as they pledge to go into harms way while the CEO’s of these companies take extra profits from the treasury which could have been used to equip those soldiers.

I agree 100%, but what makes me angrier is that the Democrats in congress are just as culpable as BushCo & the Republicans.

]]> By: And the beat goes on http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951812 And the beat goes on Thu, 08 May 2008 20:15:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951812 This has been known for how long now? I remember hearing about Halliburton's subsidiary doing this as soon as they got the contract. Why are we just now getting around to tring to do something about this? Contract with the US? Pay taxes! It's that simple - put it in the contract if they want to do business with the goverment. This has been known for how long now? I remember hearing about Halliburton’s subsidiary doing this as soon as they got the contract. Why are we just now getting around to tring to do something about this? Contract with the US? Pay taxes! It’s that simple – put it in the contract if they want to do business with the goverment.

]]> By: L. Hussein Annie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951806 L. Hussein Annie Thu, 08 May 2008 20:12:58 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951806 I would just LOVE an opportunity to look over the investment portfolios of the Repukes in Congress and the White House... Wanna bet they all have LOTS of stock in Halliburton, KBR, etc. etc. ...? Sweet! I would just LOVE an opportunity to look over the investment portfolios of the Repukes in Congress and the White House…

Wanna bet they all have LOTS of stock in Halliburton, KBR, etc. etc. …?

Sweet!

]]> By: cw http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951798 cw Thu, 08 May 2008 20:10:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951798 I bet the commerce department count these jobs as a part of U.S. employment figures - which is FALSE if they are under a foreign corporation. I'm really not surprised - remember, the Republicans want to kill Medicare and Social Security any way they can. I bet the commerce department count these jobs as a part of U.S. employment figures – which is FALSE if they are under a foreign corporation.

I’m really not surprised – remember, the Republicans want to kill Medicare and Social Security any way they can.

]]> By: trollsbwild http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951768 trollsbwild Thu, 08 May 2008 19:52:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951768 All the while, what is the Senate Judiciary committe going to do about this? Crickets.... All the while, what is the Senate Judiciary committe going to do about this?
Crickets….

]]> By: gus smith http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951764 gus smith Thu, 08 May 2008 19:52:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951764 When I read about these "white-collar" criminals with their cheating of the U.S., my nose, my lips, my heart and my soul curl in repugnance. When will these rotten people learn that democracy and capitalism are necessarily linked to have the best of both. Some dollars in the pockets of these creeps are just not worth the toll on the American infrastructure. Ultimately we all pay MORE for their self-serving ways. When I read about these “white-collar” criminals with their cheating of the U.S., my nose, my lips, my heart and my soul curl in repugnance. When will these rotten people learn that democracy and capitalism are necessarily linked to have the best of both. Some dollars in the pockets of these creeps are just not worth the toll on the American infrastructure. Ultimately we all pay MORE for their self-serving ways.

]]> By: leftcoast http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951738 leftcoast Thu, 08 May 2008 19:40:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951738 These companies are treasonous bastards and their actions represent the lowest common denominator of human filth. Their actions hold indifference to the values young men and women hold as they pledge to go into harms way while the CEO's of these companies take extra profits from the treasury which could have been used to equip those soldiers. These companies are treasonous bastards and their actions represent the lowest common denominator of human filth.
Their actions hold indifference to the values young men and women hold as they pledge to go into harms way while the CEO’s of these companies take extra profits from the treasury which could have been used to equip those soldiers.

]]> By: mary http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951730 mary Thu, 08 May 2008 19:34:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951730 Someone probably told them, "Hey, don't worry about it. By the end of the war Social Security and Medicare will all be privatized anyway." Someone probably told them, “Hey, don’t worry about it. By the end of the war Social Security and Medicare will all be privatized anyway.”

]]> By: DieNowForPeace http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951728 DieNowForPeace Thu, 08 May 2008 19:32:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951728 <em>Glad to see everyone is sacrificing for the war on terror.</em> Especially those who profit from it. Glad to see everyone is sacrificing for the war on terror.

Especially those who profit from it.

]]> By: dixie blood http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951726 dixie blood Thu, 08 May 2008 19:32:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951726 The money stolen from our treasury and us by these RePugniScums is enough to choke an entire solar system or better yet a blackhole!! When will the trials begin?? The money stolen from our treasury and us by these RePugniScums is enough to choke an entire solar system or better yet a blackhole!!

When will the trials begin??

]]> By: trollsbwild http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951724 trollsbwild Thu, 08 May 2008 19:30:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951724 Glad to see everyone is sacrificing for the war on terror. Glad to see everyone is sacrificing for the war on terror.

]]> By: DieNowForPeace http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4951718 DieNowForPeace Thu, 08 May 2008 19:28:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/08/cayman-islands-subsidiary-allows-pentagon-contractor-assisting-war-in-iraq-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/#comment-4951718 The fake patriot thing to do - Rape America(ns). The fake patriot thing to do – Rape America(ns).

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