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Re: The Crux of the Matter?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:22:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti wrote:
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Could we place a tax on labor performed abroad? Again, job creation is one
of the reasons we allow the legal fiction of the corporation as a person.
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Why not tax corporations so that the payroll cost-per-employee is the same
whether they employ US or foreign citizens? That is, if the standard US wage is
$10.00/hr, and the standard foreign wage is $.50/hr, let’s tax the corporation
the difference of $9.50 per-foreign-employee-per-hour. That would eliminate the
incentive for exploitive foreign labor, and it would go a long way toward
repaying the privileged status that companies have enjoyed domestically.
Alternatively, and more realistically, why aren’t such corporate tax-dodgers
simply declared foreign companies and therefore subject to tariff?
Dave!
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| (...) What would be better in my mind would be if companies that seek foreign labor pay decent (but not US union) wages. That way, foreigners are able to benefit from such partnerships, creating a win-win situation. Even if foreigners are paid half (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| Double standard on globalization (URL) American industry wants to be free to shift labor around the globe. And it fiercely lobbies against any restrictions, such as transnational labor standards. But when it comes to property, business lobbies just (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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