and gain more lucrative foreign contracts for US companies
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No one knows for sure so really this is a redundant question; however, one I believe is in every ones' minds.  If GWB had his way, we would have already taken the whole middle east.  He is greedy, greedy for power, greedy for riches, greedy for control of all the oil.  \n\nWho knew that in five years that GWB would have made the greatest country on this Earth, the U.S., the enemy in the World's eyes.  He seems to think that History will treat him well.  Over time, history does change but let's hope the truth is always written about what happened to this country during the years GWB almost ruined this country.
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One of the opportunities of enlargement is increased liquidity, and decreased transaction costs.  The threats are that the greater number of nations involved, the more disagreements and increased friction.
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It's called branding or brand management and it is supposed help them sell more.
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It provides jobs and pays taxes to the states in operates in...and to the the USA as well. It also contributes to the economy of the other countries it operates in as well.
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A lot of multinational businesses have their headquarters in the U.S. Let your friend try to inquire or post a resume online.
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Speed it up and hire more workers of course.
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Profits. It,s more lucrative selling the plan than following it.
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USA and its outsourcing, particularly to China and India.
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Good point.  The jobs being outsourced overseas are better jobs than those left here, too.\n\n[ADDED] Lancelot (below) needs to do some research, as well as take his Econ 101 again.  He and the rest of the Bushie/right-wing ilk just LOVE simplistic explanations without substance.  Let's take Lancelot to school for a few moments....\n\nCorp tax rates in the US are among the lowest in the industrialized world - effective rate is 14% (that's net of tax break incentives, allowances, and subsidies provided by the government), which is lower than Lancelot's individual marginal rate.  Further, US corps, and many corps worldwide, WANT to do business inside the U.S. - we have the best intellectual property and copyright laws in the world as well as the greatest transparency in accounting standards (Enron notwithstanding and in fact making the point).  It's our TAXES that support the courts, SEC, Treasury, and other institutions that make our business climate so favorable to corporations.\n\nContrast this with the corruption and bribery that corporations have to put up with in many emerging overseas economies.  It's no wonder that the U.S. is THE country in which to launch a new business.\n\nTax rates have absolutely, positively nothing to do with the flight of jobs overseas.  Not that it isn't happening, and not that EVERYTHING is perfect about our economy.  Jobs really are going, and we have to face important issues about this.  But there are other factors - and not corporate tax rates - which are at play here.
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Most of them, take up positions in unskilled labor. Without them many businesses would have to pay higher salaries to get non-immigrants to do those jobs. It would make certain services/products more expensive.
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I was thinking of doing the same thing, I know they have a lot of them in the Europe and the middle east and they have became very successful. there's a lot of money to be made in this field. Maybe we should start one together.leeschwed@msbn.com
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it can be a good way to make extra money if you work at it
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give them a lot more money
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Maybe to help futur contractors make better buildings.
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you can maybe find a job that will take you to work in the usa.
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Raise your taxes and speed up the offshoring by making business too expensive to do here. Sorry.
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It's amazing what jobs the US is contracting to overseas workers these days. The IRS seems to be doing it, too.