Posted on 07/16/2014 9:53:01 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Heather Bresch grew up around politics. Her father is Joe Manchin, the Democratic senator from West Virginia and a former governor. She has heard him say repeatedly, “We live in the greatest country on Earth,” as he did in countless political advertisements. And it appeared to rub off on her: Ms. Bresch was named a “Patriot of the Year” in 2011 by Esquire magazine for helping to push through the F.D.A. Safety Innovation Act.
Until now, Ms. Bresch ran an unabashedly proud American company based in a Pittsburgh-area suburb, one of a handful of success stories that kept the once-thriving steel city relevant.
But on Monday, Ms. Bresch announced plans to renounce her company’s United States citizenship and instead become a company incorporated in the Netherlands, where the tax rates are lower. She did so by agreeing to acquire Abbott Laboratories’ European generic drug business.
Sorkin is a highly regarded reporter for the New York Times, so perhaps he feels free to express opinions that run contrary to Democratic Party orthodoxy:
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Corporations that live in other countries are closer to illegal aliens than citizens.
Unless you own shares in Mylan, you don't have standing to object.
Sounds like she's fixing to make a move that will benefit Mylan's shareholders. That's what matters!
Corporations that live in other countries are closer to illegal aliens than citizens.
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You don’t get an argument from me.
Be that as it may, she’s the CEO of Mylan, and you are not.
Unless you own shares in Mylan, you don’t have standing to object.
She would not be where she is today without her daddy’s senate influence. Sorry if that point escaped you.
It’s corrupt, sleazy, and lying. I will always object to that.
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