i am hopeful that this will bring the Gee Dubya crowd, those neo-Ronald "Trickle Down" Reaganites, and their domestic/financial policies down down down. Enron was their poster-company, showing the "just let those corporations do what they do best - make money" philosophy, with it's (professed) belief that the profits gained will "trickle down" to the rest of the population (or at least the part that's worthy of it). maybe this whole mess will lead to some actual government oversight or regulation that functions for the benefit of the people who voted for the government rather than those running it (and those running them - i.e, Enron executives, etc.).
and this whole attempt to draw off news headlines with the "Axis of Evil" comment(s), trip to Korea, etc., is just beyond low - he is the National Enquirer of Presidents, the Mauri Show incarnate - what obvious playing to the "slow masses" his advisors no doubt imagine.
also, see the old posts on slashdot about this - two of the biggest grossing companies in the US did not pay taxes at all last year - Microsoft and Cisco. so i doubt Adobe paid much either. they are a Corporation, which our government essentially exists to give welfare to, and we 'citizens' exist merely to pay taxes to the government, so they can suport the corporations. helllooo! wake up and smell the coffee ppl.
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i am hopeful that this will bring the Gee Dubya crowd, those neo-Ronald "Trickle Down" Reaganites, and their domestic/financial policies down down down. Enron was their poster-company, showing the "just let those corporations do what they do best - make money" philosophy, with it's (professed) belief that the profits gained will "trickle down" to the rest of the population (or at least the part that's worthy of it). maybe this whole mess will lead to some actual government oversight or regulation that functions for the benefit of the people who voted for the government rather than those running it (and those running them - i.e, Enron executives, etc.).
and this whole attempt to draw off news headlines with the "Axis of Evil" comment(s), trip to Korea, etc., is just beyond low - he is the National Enquirer of Presidents, the Mauri Show incarnate - what obvious playing to the "slow masses" his advisors no doubt imagine.
also, see the old posts on slashdot about this - two of the biggest grossing companies in the US did not pay taxes at all last year - Microsoft and Cisco. so i doubt Adobe paid much either. they are a Corporation, which our government essentially exists to give welfare to, and we 'citizens' exist merely to pay taxes to the government, so they can suport the corporations. helllooo! wake up and smell the coffee ppl.
-jeff