Burger King spokesman: "We are not moving to Canada to avoid US taxes ...

[Scuba]

Burger King spokesman: "We are not moving to Canada to avoid US taxes. We're moving for the gun control and socialized medicine."

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Egypt and the United Arab Emirates launched airstrikes against Islamist militias in Libya. John McCain totally jealous.

[Phlem]

1. "We are not moving to Canada to avoid US taxes. We're moving for the gun control and socialized...

The tax avoidance is just another added benefit.

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2. "There is no -- I repeat, no -- cannibalism in the Royal Navy. And when I say none, I mean that

there is a certain amount." - Monty Python

[hifiguy]

4. That deserves a rec all its own.

"Join The Royal Navy - it's something other than else!!"

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3. Pardon my ignorance, but aren't wages in Canada higher than US?

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5. BK is not moving to Canada. They are redoing paperwork to transfer tax burden

from the US to Canada. They made $8.86 million in N. America last year. This will reduce their tax burden by $62 million. It is a process called "tax inversion." Walgreens tried to do it earlier this summer, but boycott pressure on their Board of Directors caused them to change plans and stay in the US.