[jb6]

The article speak of "American" companies. No such thing, we have only transnational companies with offices here.

Those companies are registered in America, thus they benefit from military, civil and diplomatic defense and expenditures. Furthermore, they benefit from US Government (read: taxpayer) subsidies.

[Cacique]

Those companies are registered in America, thus they benefit from military, civil and diplomatic defense and expenditures. Furthermore, they benefit from US Government (read: taxpayer) subsidies.

That's a mere technicality, the fact of the matter is that most refuse to fly the US flag at their headquarters lest they hurt the feelings of some country where they operate. Their profits increasingly come from abroad. They have increasingly pressured our government for policies that are detrimental to the long term interests of the country but in their short term interest.