Boberama Wrote:
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> Nussel Snouts Wrote:
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> > UNP Union Pacific does however pay an effective
> > tax rate on average of 37%, with the last
> quarter
> > at 37.51% which is more than retail stores whom
> > also pay high rates. WMT Walmart paid an
> effective
> > rate of 32.56% last quarter. In comparison to
> AAPL
> > which checked in with 22.91% last quarter. The
> > other rails pay similar rates to UNP.
> > Amusing that using the same exact search for
> these
> > companies, the top links were all to stock
> > analysis sites except Walmart. The top site was
> > titled "How Walmart is Dodging Billions in
> Taxes",
> > followed by an article from Time magazine about
> > the unfairness. Apparently Google wants a
> buffer
> > between the actual tax rate information.
> Walmart
> > the perfect voodoo doll. No Google is not my
> > friend, but I used them to prove to myself what
> I
> > already knew about that outfit.
> > Remember the Grace Commission? That study
> > concluded that over 1/3 of federal spending was
> > total waste, so there is a need for high taxes
> on
> > corporations. Plus it is a good way to hide
> taxes
> > from the consumer that ultimately pays all the
> > tax.
> Google is A evil, Man hating company. You should
> avoid google At all costs, My Friend.

You tell 'em Jimbo!