Comments on: The WonkLine: April 13, 2009 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/wonk-041309/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/wonk-041309/comment-page-1/#comment-149337 stateofthedivision Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:49:11 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/wonk-041309/#comment-149337 Let's see, the U.S. government does $900 million in business with the same firm that sold the intelligence equipment to Iran. How much domestic spying gear did that buy? In the U.S., we shouldn't be afraid of monitoring if we don't have anything to hide. In other words, our domestic spys are trustworthy. For Iran, private citizens deserve privacy, i.e., their domestic spys are oppressive. The question remains, how is the U.S. tampering inside Iran? We have a long, clear history of overthrowing governments for corporations. Democratic Iran fell at the wishes of Anglo-Iranian Oil. Leaders offer meaningless platitudes, while pursuing clear policies that enrich their big money donors. Watch to see what kind of punishment these two companies get for selling to Iran? It will be little to none. Let’s see, the U.S. government does $900 million in business with the same firm that sold the intelligence equipment to Iran. How much domestic spying gear did that buy?

In the U.S., we shouldn’t be afraid of monitoring if we don’t have anything to hide. In other words, our domestic spys are trustworthy.

For Iran, private citizens deserve privacy, i.e., their domestic spys are oppressive.

The question remains, how is the U.S. tampering inside Iran? We have a long, clear history of overthrowing governments for corporations. Democratic Iran fell at the wishes of Anglo-Iranian Oil.

Leaders offer meaningless platitudes, while pursuing clear policies that enrich their big money donors. Watch to see what kind of punishment these two companies get for selling to Iran? It will be little to none.

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/wonk-041309/comment-page-1/#comment-149326 stateofthedivision Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:33:30 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/wonk-041309/#comment-149326 Wow, the government's <em>national laboratories will also team with industry alliances and national accounts to assist in <strong>cost-shared </strong>research, development, and deployment.</em> Mr. Obama assured corporate executives that he wants their companies to remain competitive, and that he is interested "over time" in <strong>lowering corporate rates </strong>in exchange for closing corporate loopholes. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123897085163290813.html Add it up: <em>Lower R & D costs Lower corporate taxes Shift health insurance costs to employee</em> That should drive up CEO incentive pay. Wow, the government’s national laboratories will also team with industry alliances and national accounts to assist in cost-shared research, development, and deployment.

Mr. Obama assured corporate executives that he wants their companies to remain competitive, and that he is interested “over time” in lowering corporate rates in exchange for closing corporate loopholes.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123897085163290813.html

Add it up:

Lower R & D costs
Lower corporate taxes
Shift health insurance costs to employee

That should drive up CEO incentive pay.

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