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In Rush to Condemn Burger King, 'Hardball' Host Makes Whopper of a Factual Error
newsbusters ^ | august 27, 2014 | ken shepherd

Posted on 08/28/2014 6:39:40 PM PDT by lowbridge

In his rush to flame-broil Burger King as an unpatriotic fast-food joint looking to skip out on paying its taxes to Uncle Sam, MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews sought to enlist the famously pro-free market, pro-capitalism Wall Street Journal. The only problem is his claim is 100 percent Grade A baloney.

"The Wall Street Journal lead editorial today came out against it.... The lead editorial today, surprisingly, attacked this tax scheme," Matthews insisted to guest David Corn of the leftist Mother Jones magazine. In point of fact, the Journal editorial board slammed not corporate "inversion" schemes but the current U.S. tax code, which it called "the reigning world champion in punishing investment and discouraging job creation."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bias; burgerking; canada; chrismatthews; davidcorn; demagogicparty; hardball; mediabias; memebuilding; motherjones; msnbc; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills

1 posted on 08/28/2014 6:39:40 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Everyone, especially people like Hannity, are coming to the aid of hypocrite warren buffet. Buffet is major owner in so many companies like Wells Fargo which also owns sirius which Sean Hannity now works for. Nothing like another hypocrite.

Remember Burger King’s Gay Pride whopper? That is why bk leaving is good. What a wonderful country this would be if all the leftist left with their twisted agendas.


2 posted on 08/28/2014 6:53:13 PM PDT by Linda Frances (Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
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To: lowbridge

Wait a minute! Are you telling us Pissy Matthews is an idiot?


3 posted on 08/28/2014 6:55:14 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

> In point of fact, the Journal editorial board slammed not corporate “inversion” schemes but the current U.S. tax code, which it called “the reigning world champion in punishing investment and discouraging job creation.”

Thanks lowbridge.


4 posted on 08/28/2014 7:03:27 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: lowbridge

Funny how Marxists wrap themselves in faux patriotism as they trash the Constitution.

Burger King is doing what original Tea party did when encountering British taxes.


5 posted on 08/28/2014 7:14:32 PM PDT by RginTN
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6 posted on 08/28/2014 7:17:06 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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7 posted on 08/28/2014 7:18:52 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: lowbridge

I read that B.K. escapes no taxes by moving to Canada, that they will still have to pay U.S. tax only off set by the tax they pay to Canada.

Canada gets 20% and they will still wind up paying 15% to U.S.

Any truth to that?


8 posted on 08/28/2014 8:02:12 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.)
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To: Linda Frances

Matthews has a way of just ‘making stuff up’... he’s a hater.


9 posted on 08/29/2014 7:30:12 AM PDT by GOPJ (Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil. —Thomas Mann)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

pinging


10 posted on 08/29/2014 2:37:27 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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