You'd think Bay Area politicians would try harder to keep that Silicon Valley tax base.
Posted on 04/25/2014 6:05:28 PM PDT by artichokegrower
Noting that America's middle class has lost its distinction as the wealthiest in the world, two Bay Area lawmakers say they're attacking income inequality with legislation that would link a company's tax rate to the gap between executive pay and average employee wages.
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What a bunch of morons...go after the guys with all the power to move the company to another state. Bahahahaha!
Also, it’s NONE OF THEIR DAMNED BUSINESS. Holy crap, did I fall asleep and wake up in Mother Russia? Who do these legislators think they are?
Leave CA. ‘Get out while you still can.’
Why is it the governments business what a private company compensates its employees? I can see this one going all the way to the SCOTUS.
wait until your heart surgeon shows up to mow your lawn.....
California’s Cultural Revolution is UNDERWAY!!!
Should, but probably won’t.
Here goes party donation to some other party who will oppose.
I think that Texas Governor Rick Perry himself, fully supports this, for California.
Holy Marx, I wonder where they got that idea?
Wonder if this law would apply to the ultra liberal but extremely well compensated film and music artists?
Yeah, we could figure some Hollywood sleaze star's 20 million a picture against the extra's five bucks for the day.
That should get the star, studio and producer up to the 110% tax bracket.
There are times when Perry is a wise man.
They are private businesses. The commies should leave them alone. As a matter of fact, the commies should leave everyone alone.
Has everyone noticed the State of New York ads practically begging businesses to come there? What a laugher...chase them away with your IDIOTIC policies and then beg them to come back. Choke on it losers.
California legislators are adept at killing capitalism — which produces all the tax revenues these Marxists urinate away.
So they’re going to kill off revenue. CA will have to resort to threats to surrounding states to give them water and energy much the way the Norks do to other countries?
California...the new France!
Mother Russia has a 13% flat tax.
I wonder how this can be enforced with out of state CEOs, or does this mean every company has to move out of state?
You'd think Bay Area politicians would try harder to keep that Silicon Valley tax base.
That's darn near just the sales tax in some liberal states.
Are sports players in this group???
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