<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I was being sarcastic, Mr. Dredge. <div><br></div><div>Here we have Puerto Rico . . . still recovering from a horrible hurricane (over 40% remains without power) . . . and the GOP doesn’t even acknowledge that they are US citizens.</div><div><br></div><div>NOW do you understand?<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Dec 20, 2017, at 11:51 PM, Scott Dredge <<a href="mailto:scooterd408@hotmail.com">scooterd408@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div><font size="3">Tom writes "<font size="3">Sweet, huh?</font>"</font></div>
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<div><font size="3">You tell me. Is is sweet that U.S. based pharmaceutical companies and corporations like Microsoft are now required to pay a 12.5% federal tax on their income generated from patents and licenses held in Puerto Rico whereas under the previous
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<div><font size="3">I'm not exactly sure what your position is on taxing corporate profits. Do you think corporate profits should be tax free at the federal level?<br>
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<div><font size="3">On Wednesday, December 20, 2017, 6:29:50 PM PST, Tom Hansen <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>> wrote:
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<div><font size="3">“The final draft calls for a 12.5% tax on any income generated from patents and licenses held by foreign companies outside the United States. Under U.S. tax codes, companies in Puerto Rico are treated as foreign corporations, even if their
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<div><font size="3">Sweet, huh?</font></div>
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<div><font size="3"><span>Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="3"><span>"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="3"><span>Tom Hansen</span></font></div>
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