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What's clear is that Warren was referring to larger corporations. What confuses that point is the use of a GAO report tossed in by Taz, to support the idea behind Warren's words, that includes statistics that are not specific to the quote. Not only does it include statistics not germane to the text in question, but make no bones about the fact they didn't care to look into causes. In the time period covered by the GAO report, half the businesses in America failed. I suppose that's covered in the disclaimer language at the bottom referring to "operating losses".
Then I need to start off with an acknowledgement that I missed a post somewhere and associated the data with you as the provider. Sorry.
And in short, the companies that have screwed us were in general employers of 500 or more and while they cited Romney Care as a reason for leaving in many cases, almost universally, they were in the first or second year of paying real taxes and it was at the end of their appeals to sweeten things. The right ALWAYS says "who's going to pay for it?" We just want to know "When THE FUCK are you going to pay for it?" In regard to big corporations. Back in dot-com, WE, massachusetts were the other silicon valley and many may remember "Outside 128" grew to "Outside 495" and all the while we were giving sweet deals to start-ups and things were growing. I was at one in fact. Ya know when I started to notice it getting ugly? When Intel, Sunn, IBM Cisco, Nortel and other goliaths started buying the little guys. They weren't getting the sweetheart deals, so they gutted and moved out ... that was our experience. Romney was at the tail end of that, and just basically gave shit away to keep things afloat. And then miraculously created mandatory healthcare because it had gotten so brutal here ... he KNEW that would be a national issue going forward. And he knew because of his presidential aspirations, he could leave any form of wreckage he wanted behind and it wouldn't really look like it was coming apart at the seems till he was long gone.
So we just want out voice in the senate back. That's all. And I sure as hell don't mind if you take issue with something she puts on the senate floor, cause well, that's part of the national debate and we are all OWED that. But this business of taking her down from out of state before she is even elected, that's a powerful warning signal we need to heed.
And not referring to anything you've posted of course... when this outside interference becomes an issue. people within the party doing it should GET ENRAGED an take that behavior back to their own leaders and offer them a resounding FUCK OFF.
It borders on election tampering at that level. And down in DC the memos are flying
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As for it being a local issue, that may in fact be the case. That's not what this thread was thrown out to be however. Nor does it address the point that states courting business is a national issue, one heightened in both intensity and practice by the fact that not only has business left specific regions in droves over taxes, regulations and costs, but the country as well.
Well, it wasn't my OP ... But I will reiterate... the left in drove from here because they finally had expired their deals and weren't planning to pay taxes. And a lot of em have moved to areas like Texas, the south, etc. And when they're asked to pay taxes there, my guess is those folks will hear the hissing too.
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RE: Elizabeth Warren quote - 
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Obviously you do give a fuck or you wouldnt have posted about it. 
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