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| Maryland Governor's wife works for Comcast
While looking over the Baltimore Sun's web story about Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich vetoing a $135 million corporate tax package, I saw this interesting tidbit. quote:
The advocacy group Progressive Maryland raised ethical questions yesterday about Ehrlich deciding on the tax bill, noting that Ehrlich's wife, Kendel Ehrlich, is an employee for Comcast; in a story on Delaware loopholes published last month, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Comcast uses 400 Delaware subsidiaries to avoid taxes. Kendel Ehrlich said yesterday that she was not familiar with the tax issue and had not talked to her husband about it.
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draven
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That guy is full of contradictions. But then again, what politician isn't?? |
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Prairie Dog
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And the esteemed Governor of Pa, Ed Rendell still works for Comcast. Isn't that special. |
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MoviePhreak9
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"in a story on Delaware loopholes published last month, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Comcast uses 400 Delaware subsidiaries to avoid taxes."
Knew they were cheap bastar*s but didnt know they went this low 
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DonLibes
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| said by MoviePhreak9  :
"in a story on Delaware loopholes published last month, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Comcast uses 400 Delaware subsidiaries to avoid taxes."
Knew they were cheap bastar*s but didnt know they went this low
I see nothing wrong with avoiding taxes legally. There are a lot of Comcast practices I don't like, but avoiding taxes is not one of them. Why should any entity pay more taxes than absolutely necessary? |
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Neophyte101
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To politicians, there is no such thing as "conflict of interest" so long as they're still lining their pockets with the money we pay every year.
[text was edited by author 2003-05-22 16:29:55] |
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madylarian
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said by MoviePhreak9 :
"in a story on Delaware loopholes published last month, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Comcast uses 400 Delaware subsidiaries to avoid taxes."
Knew they were cheap bastar*s but didnt know they went this low
Check again. Most credit card companies and many financial institutions are registered Delaware corporations to avoid taxes.
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JTRockville
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Count the FCC in on Comcast's list of "incestuous" relationships:
Watchdog Group Says U.S. FCC Too Cozy with Industry |
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said by Prairie Dog :
And the esteemed Governor of Pa, Ed Rendell still works for Comcast. Isn't that special.
I was going to bring that up but.......
said by MoviePhreak9 :
Knew they were cheap bastar*s but didnt know they went this low
Everyone incorporates in Delaware for this reason. It's nothing new.
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MoviePhreak9
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Hmm i did some research---Delaware is the richs way of hiding taxes.... |
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Floppy
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| said by MoviePhreak9 :
Hmm i did some research---Delaware is the richs way of hiding taxes....
That's why every Fortune 500 company does business in Delaware. |
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russizm
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| I live in Delaware, in school i was told that 75% of the Fortune 500 have their corporate offices in Delaware due to the favorable banking laws. (but who can trust that) The only tax advantage that I know of is the free Sales Tax, everything else is raised to make up for it. |
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Floppy
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| said by russizm :
The only tax advantage that I know of is the free Sales Tax, everything else is raised to make up for it.
It's a fact that Delaware caters to businesses; they'll never institute sales tax. Compared to other states they are among the highest in income taxes, so the people who live in DE pay the difference. |
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It's a fact that Delaware caters to businesses; they'll never institute sales tax. Compared to other states they are among the highest in income taxes, so the people who live in DE pay the difference.
That works out well for us in neighboring states, who can drive to DE to make large purchases, tax free =)
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Nightfall
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Why is this thread voted up? It offers no useful information or help to other users. This forum is rampant with this kind of crap. Please, save the voting for useful posts.
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Prairie Dog
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Langhorne, PA | hmmmm, why not, I think I will vote it up as well. I find it interesting how politicians get away with this stuff. You know the old saying, if you don't like something, don't read it! |
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Combat Chuck
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I think you would find that every person living in the US could be linked to a big business in one way or another. I mean politicians aren't raised in some isolation sphere where they are hermetically sealed off from the rest of society until they run for office.
If theres inappropriate dealings they will be found out eventually.
And as for voting up threads, you may want to read the FAQ entry about voting, before you use the feature; it doesn't hurt to know the purpose of a feature before using it.
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Nightfall
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| I agree Combat Chuck. It all comes down to how a thread can help others or has useful information. Information on routers and cable modems that don't work with the Comcast network is a vote worthy thread. Things like this and the countless "Screw Comcast" threads are not vote worthy. I just don't understand why people want to vote this crap up. Save it for the truely useful threads.
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I've noticed this too. I think people simply confuse the meaning of 'vote up'. To put it simply, if you like what someone has to say, you can give them 'Encouragement' by using the 'thumbs up' icon in their post. If you think the entire thread offers extremely useful information that pertains to the topic, above and beyond the normal conversation, then you would vote it up. I think a lot of people think voting up means they like what they are reading, but in this caes, I doubt very many people would care to archive the fact Comcast does business in DE like every other company.
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[text was edited by author 2003-05-23 02:16:09] |
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newview
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said by Prairie Dog :
And the esteemed Governor of Pa, Ed Rendell still works for Comcast.
quote:
Philadelphia Daily News
May 23, 2003
Gov. Rendell's administration has endorsed a no-bid contract that would turn over management of the Pennsylvania Convention Center to a subsidiary of Comcast-Spectacor, center officials said.
»www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/new···6456.htm
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