Explain the difference to me ...
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Sun May-10-09 11:36 PM
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Explain the difference to me ... |
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... between corporations hiding their taxes offshore and insurance companies denying coverage.
They seem to be about corporations trying to find ways to keep their chief executive sociopath swimming in money by insuring the corporation avoids any responsibilities.
Now that I think of it, it's not just one corporation that's doing it. Entire industries are doing it.
Aren't both these examples of an industry manipulating the law to reverse regulations that were created to prevent those very manipulations?
Something about this whole thing makes me wonder if anti-trust laws aren't applicable in some fashion.
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Sun May-10-09 11:41 PM
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1. By denying coverage, insurance companies keep cost down. |
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They probably hide profit off shore, too.
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Sun May-10-09 11:43 PM
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2. I doubt they would pass up a chance to raise prices. |
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But, yeah, you're right, they probably hide offshore too.
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Sun May-10-09 11:44 PM
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3. well, both are exploiting legal loopholes, but one is being merely unethical |
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and the other is committing barely legal fraud.
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Sun May-10-09 11:53 PM
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4. Ah, yes, the "legal loophole." |
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I wonder how many GOP kids are nicknamed "Loop"?
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Mon May-11-09 09:47 AM
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7. most are nickneamed A. Hole |
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Mon May-11-09 09:47 AM
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Edited on Mon May-11-09 10:18 AM by Lerkfish
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Mon May-11-09 01:30 AM
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5. http://www.thomhartmann.com |
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Mon May-11-09 03:07 AM
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6. The difference is a website. Excuse me, but what am I missing here? n/t |
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Mon May-11-09 01:04 PM
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9. the link is to a person who educates the public on all this every day. |
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