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Re: Microsoft & Intel get massive tax breaks
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Erik Funkenbusch |
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Re: Microsoft & Intel get massive tax breaks |
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Tue, 12 Apr 2005 12:45:46 -0500 |
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On 12 Apr 2005 05:06:18 -0700, Yibbels wrote:
> In particular between 2001 and 2003, Microsoft not only didn't pay
> the legislated corporate tax rate of 35%, but in fact got a tax refund
> of $4.6 billion. You will not hear any mention of this in the US media
> of course: it's imperative that US taxpayers not learn they're getting
> fleeced.
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> http://www.ctj.org/corpfed04pr.pdf
Actually, having just read your link. While Microsoft and Intel are listed
among the companies receiving a lot of tax breaks, they're not listed under
the companies as having paid no tax or got a tax refund. Where are you
getting that information?