U.S. senators urge Burger King to ditch move to Canada

Reuters ^ | 9/11/14 | Emily Stephenson

[Enlightened1]

They also said, in a letter to Burger King Chief Executive Officer Daniel Schwartz that was dated Thursday, that the burger chain uses taxpayer-supported roads, food safety inspectors and other perks of doing business in the United States.

"Now, after profiting from these taxpayer-funded benefits, Burger King intends to move its tax address overseas to avoid paying its fair share for these benefits," the group said in the letter, which was viewed by Reuters.

[JPG]

hellooooo Canada!

[Ingtar]

If they are incorporated in the US, they pay the same on US business as they would in Canada. However, they would be taxed in Canada for business in Canada, and still owe the difference between the higher US rate and the Canadian rate to the IRS.

[sportutegrl]

What really looks like satire, (but isn’t) is the fact that BK is moving to Canada to escape taxes. CANADA!

[Go Gordon]

"Now, after profiting from these taxpayer-funded benefits, Burger King intends to move its tax address overseas to avoid paying its fair share for these benefits,"

Must be democrat Senators. They are the only ones that would think Canada is overseas from the USA. Nimrods.

[Zeppo]

"Now, after profiting from these taxpayer-funded benefits, Burger King intends to move its tax address overseas to avoid paying its fair share for these benefits," the group said in the letter, which was viewed by Reuters.

I am sorely tempted to write a parody letter based on this one, titled, "From a Rapist to his Victim", urging the victim not to resist...

[Georgia Girl 2]

Maybe these good senators should lower the corporate tax to a level that will allow BK to stay in business here.

[Lumper20]

Exactly,the new Obama fast food workers union is at least partly to blame .

[polymuser]

We blew an excellent teaching moment by incorrectly reacting to “You didn’t build that.”

Who built it, Obama?
Tax funded government entities.
Where’d that tax income come from, Obama?
Taxpayers, both corporations and individuals.
What allowed them to pay taxes, Obama?
Income.
What allowed them that income, Obama?
Being a business and being employed by a business.
So, again, who built it, Obama?
(Businesses.)

[AnotherUnixGeek]

"Now, after profiting from these taxpayer-funded benefits, Burger King intends to move its tax address overseas to avoid paying its fair share for these benefits," the group said in the letter, which was viewed by Reuters.

This is the same bizarre argument Elizabeth Warren and Obama tried in their "you didn't build that" campaign. According to this unique point of view, anyone who ever who uses a public road or school in the US cannot claim that what they earn is really theirs - the fact that they used public facilities means the government is entitled to some arbitrary share of their wealth forever.

This group seems to be extending the concept to also say that anyone who uses any public facilities in the US gives up the right to ever leave the US. In other words, if you use any public facility in the US, you are indebted to the government forever and become a slave, with no right to keep your own money or to ever leave.

[Jonty30]

They are still paying their fair share for the roads, etc. It’s called property taxes.

[SeaHawkFan]

No, it’s called fuel taxes.

[SeaHawkFan]

I heard GE is going to do the same thing. My bad, GE doesn’t pay taxes.

[Hoodat]

Why don’t the Senators pass a law making it illegal for Burger King to move to Canada. They could call it something catchy, like ‘Directive 10-289’ for example.

[Buckeye McFrog]

...or we’ll get you and your little dog too!

[2001convSVT]

Right you are! And Burger King won’t be the last company that leaves to escape high corporate taxes.