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Will The Chicago Merc Flee Illinois Taxes?
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| June 10, 2011
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Posted on 06/10/2011 5:22:33 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Paleo Conservative
It would be really funny if most major businesses like this one relocated to Texas. :D
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posted on
06/10/2011 5:54:45 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Kaslin
Governor Perry, please pick up the white courtesy phone.
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posted on
06/10/2011 5:55:00 PM PDT
by
lonevoice
(Where the Welfare State is on the march, the Police State is not far behind)
To: HighlyOpinionated
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posted on
06/10/2011 5:58:22 PM PDT
by
Kaslin
(Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
To: HighlyOpinionated
Maybe. What are you judging, exactly? And where are you from?
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posted on
06/10/2011 5:58:39 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Spktyr
I think United Airlines made a mistake after their merger with Continental to make their headquarters in Chicago rather than Houston.
To: Paleo Conservative
I remember shaking my head and saying ‘WTF’ when I saw that.
Of course, you’ll also recall the mass exodus of Continental folks who didn’t want anything to do with Illinois.
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posted on
06/10/2011 6:07:26 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Scotsman will be Free
And of course businesses are fleeing blue states, and heading for red states or over seas - and they should. They owe it to their stockholders to stay in business, period.
You can bet if the Chicago Merc does move, it will NOT be to another blue state. Gua - ran -damn - tee that.
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posted on
06/10/2011 6:09:47 PM PDT
by
C. Edmund Wright
(American Thinker Columnist / Rush ghost contributor)
To: Kaslin
Ya think they might consider California? We have lots of business vacancies here.
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posted on
06/10/2011 6:16:23 PM PDT
by
umgud
To: C. Edmund Wright
I hear you. Even moving to a red state isn’t the greatest as we still have the world’s highest federal corporate taxes, and federal regs that cost lots of money, etc.
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posted on
06/10/2011 6:18:27 PM PDT
by
Scotsman will be Free
(11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
To: Kaslin
I figure they can go to:
Chickasha, OK
Chickamauga, GA
Chickasaw, AL
Or better yet,
Chickaloon, AK
Close enough to “Chicago” to sorta preserve the name ;-)
To: HighlyOpinionated
“Ive read posts from people who say were not to judge Illinois by Chicago or what comes out of Chicago.”
Why? Downstate Illinois could always part ways with Chicago if they really wanted to. They haven’t. It’s all part and parcel of the same sewer.
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posted on
06/10/2011 7:16:15 PM PDT
by
RKBA Democrat
(Default is just a kinder, gentler form of debt repudiation.)
To: umgud
ROFLOL!!
Not a chance in hell.
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posted on
06/10/2011 7:35:07 PM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(The MSM is an enemy of the United States of America)
To: Kaslin
Getting out of Chicago is as good a move as getting out of Detroit. They should do it while the gettin’s good.
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posted on
06/10/2011 7:35:48 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act. - - Orwell)
To: C. Edmund Wright
Would love to see Rick Santelli come to Florida - lots of sunshine, a Republican governor, and no income tax...
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posted on
06/10/2011 7:37:48 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act. - - Orwell)
To: Kaslin
Ill. don’t need no stinkin revenue. Now watch them oppose any development of the shale oil deposits. Ill. don’t need no stinkin renevue. Watch close now.
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posted on
06/10/2011 8:27:08 PM PDT
by
Waco
(Nominate Palin or forget 2012 you lost)
To: Kaslin
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn carried only 4 of 102 counties in this forsaken state to win office. One of those of course was Cook (Crook) County. Quinn pushed to nearly double the income tax upon his election. Chicago gets what it deserves if these businesses leave. The Democrats keeping ruining this once great state.
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posted on
06/10/2011 9:18:53 PM PDT
by
Lawgvr1955
(You can never have too much cowbell !!)
To: bkopto
The real reason why Boeing chose Chicago instead of Dallas was due to its CEO at the time, Harry Stonecipher. Harry's daughter lived in the Chicago area and he was very attached to her. It irritated him that he had to fly so far to visit so he persuaded the Boeing BoD to move from Renton, WA to Chicago, IL. This was before the married 66 year old Harry was caught playing hide the salami with a married female 45 year old senior Boeing VP. The Boeing BoD accepted Harry's resignation and the VP was fired. Both Harry and the VP’s spouses got divorces. In Harry's case, his ex-wife got 50 percent of everything, including his retirement and his corporate perks and his mansion. Way to go, Harry! The screwing you get for the screwing you got.
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posted on
06/11/2011 7:05:10 AM PDT
by
MasterGunner01
(To err is human; to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX)
To: 1rudeboy
Maybe. What are you judging, exactly? And where are you from?
Judging the people who move out of Chicago ... and the businesses who move away ... and I'm from Alabama. I was from Georgia but I moved.
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posted on
06/14/2011 2:43:13 PM PDT
by
HighlyOpinionated
(I am a US Citizen, A Patriot, A TEA Partier, An Oath Keeper, A Voter, An Auburn Fan!)
To: HighlyOpinionated
Ok, I was simply sticking up for the Illinois downstaters, who are a good bunch (I’m from Chicago).
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posted on
06/14/2011 7:24:50 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
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