The problem with the Republican's advocating tax evasion in the name of "creating jobs" is how it reflects the party values. What has always made the Republican Party great was their emphasis on fiscal responsibility. Who can argue with "fiscal responsibility?" But in order to create "jobs" in America this way we are allowing corporations to get away with things actual human citizens can't (we're legally obligated to be responsible in some ways). If these "very important" companies threaten to leave and take their jobs with them, most people will do what they've always done- let smaller businesses do the work here. With the advances in communication (namely via the internet), small businesses can now work together in ways that are often more cost effective than a single large company could manage internally. This leads to higher earnings and (in the small business tradition) higher salaries and better jobs. I say let Microsoft go, there are better ways to work, and we can do it here ourselves without becoming reliant on a few exclusive corporations with "our best interests" in mind.
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The problem with the Republican's advocating tax evasion in the name of "creating jobs" is how it reflects the party values. What has always made the Republican Party great was their emphasis on fiscal responsibility. Who can argue with "fiscal responsibility?" But in order to create "jobs" in America this way we are allowing corporations to get away with things actual human citizens can't (we're legally obligated to be responsible in some ways). If these "very important" companies threaten to leave and take their jobs with them, most people will do what they've always done- let smaller businesses do the work here. With the advances in communication (namely via the internet), small businesses can now work together in ways that are often more cost effective than a single large company could manage internally. This leads to higher earnings and (in the small business tradition) higher salaries and better jobs. I say let Microsoft go, there are better ways to work, and we can do it here ourselves without becoming reliant on a few exclusive corporations with "our best interests" in mind.