Comments on: Stogie Commentary: Some Oft-Overlooked Ammunition http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/07/07252007-stogie-commentary-some-oft-overlooked-ammunition.html Blowin’ Smoke on Everything Cigars - cigar reviews, news and commentary 7 days a week Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:36:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Theodosios http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/07/07252007-stogie-commentary-some-oft-overlooked-ammunition.html/comment-page-1#comment-18273 Theodosios Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:56:11 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/07/07252007-stogie-commentary-some-oft-overlooked-ammunition.html#comment-18273 Sorry :( Sorry :(

]]> By: Konstantinos http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/07/07252007-stogie-commentary-some-oft-overlooked-ammunition.html/comment-page-1#comment-13678 Konstantinos Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:11:44 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/07/07252007-stogie-commentary-some-oft-overlooked-ammunition.html#comment-13678 Cool... Cool…

]]> By: Grant's Tobacco http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/07/07252007-stogie-commentary-some-oft-overlooked-ammunition.html/comment-page-1#comment-8368 Grant's Tobacco Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:25:49 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/07/07252007-stogie-commentary-some-oft-overlooked-ammunition.html#comment-8368 We're doing all we can to spread the word out here in tax-burdened California! We'll be sending out an email blast and directing our friends <a href="http://rtda.org/legislation.html" rel="nofollow"> here</a>. Great point Sarah Soza! We're doing all we can to spread the word out here in tax-burdened California! We'll be sending out an email blast and directing our friends

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Great point Sarah Soza!

]]> By: furious http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/07/07252007-stogie-commentary-some-oft-overlooked-ammunition.html/comment-page-1#comment-8358 furious Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:17:57 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/07/07252007-stogie-commentary-some-oft-overlooked-ammunition.html#comment-8358 Even though I am not a politico like many here, I am outraged by this attack on our pursuit of happiness. Thank you gentlemen for the information and I just e-mailed my Senators to express my disgust. Even though I am not a politico like many here, I am outraged by this attack on our pursuit of happiness. Thank you gentlemen for the information and I just e-mailed my Senators to express my disgust.

]]> By: Patrick S http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/07/07252007-stogie-commentary-some-oft-overlooked-ammunition.html/comment-page-1#comment-8355 Patrick S Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:53:38 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/07/07252007-stogie-commentary-some-oft-overlooked-ammunition.html#comment-8355 Also you can ask them why taxes are being raised on smokers when a recent report found that the Federal Government has been <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070723/BUSINESS01/70723025/1001&lead=1" rel="nofollow">paying billions of dollars in farm subsidies to farmers who are no longer alive</a>. Also you can ask them why taxes are being raised on smokers when a recent report found that the Federal Government has been <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070723/BUSINESS01/70723025/1001&lead=1&quot; rel="nofollow">paying billions of dollars in farm subsidies to farmers who are no longer alive.

]]> By: George E http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/07/07252007-stogie-commentary-some-oft-overlooked-ammunition.html/comment-page-1#comment-8352 George E Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:46:23 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/07/07252007-stogie-commentary-some-oft-overlooked-ammunition.html#comment-8352 Additionally, you might want to ask your senators and representatives about yesterday's NYT story (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/business/24drugtax.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">link</a>) detailing how Congress gave massive tax breaks in 2005 to multinational corporations who were supposed to create new U.S. jobs. Drug companies were the biggest tax beneficiaries and went on to lay off tens of thousands of U.S. workers. And while the drug firms are supposed to pay up 35% of worldwide profits in U.S. taxes, few pay anywhere near that much because of loopholes. Amgen, for instance, paid under 6% on profits of $3.4 billion. Or how, detailed in a recent NYT piece, Blackstone (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F20614F7355A0C708DDDAE0894DF404482" rel="nofollow">link</a>) was able to "effectively avoid paying taxes on $3.7 billion, the bulk of which it raised last month selling shares to the public." Additionally, you might want to ask your senators and representatives about yesterday's NYT story (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/business/24drugtax.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin&quot; rel="nofollow">link) detailing how Congress gave massive tax breaks in 2005 to multinational corporations who were supposed to create new U.S. jobs. Drug companies were the biggest tax beneficiaries and went on to lay off tens of thousands of U.S. workers.

And while the drug firms are supposed to pay up 35% of worldwide profits in U.S. taxes, few pay anywhere near that much because of loopholes. Amgen, for instance, paid under 6% on profits of $3.4 billion. Or how, detailed in a recent NYT piece, Blackstone (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F20614F7355A0C708DDDAE0894DF404482&quot; rel="nofollow">link) was able to "effectively avoid paying taxes on $3.7 billion, the bulk of which it raised last month selling shares to the public."

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