AT&T lied about everything it promised to do if it got a tax cut

Re:AT&T lied about everything it promised to do if it got a ... by B4CKlash on Thursday January 30, 2020 @12:14PM (#22193094)

“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”

― Ronald Wright, A Short History of Progress

A tax break is never a long term incentive for an organization. Each year the financial plan is re-base against last years performance. The expectations is always set at continual growth and improvement. A tax break is only seen as a tax break for a single year... especially when you consider a different political establishment could drastically swing the country in the opposite direction.

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Re:AT&T lied about everything it promised to do if it got a ... by luxuryballs on Thursday January 30, 2020 @12:50PM (#22193457)

That quote is actually right though, just like Dave Chapelle said his Dad told him, “poor is a mentality, we’re not poor son, we’re broke!” (implying it was temporary rather than a lifestyle choice)

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Re:AT&T lied about everything it promised to do if it got a ... by washadjeffmad on Thursday January 30, 2020 @01:06PM (#22193614)

Well, there's only one Dave Chapelle, but millions of "Dave Chapelle"s that are still "broke".

So while you're not strictly wrong, I wouldn't consider it particularly positive distinction.

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Re:AT&T lied about everything it promised to do if it got a ... by blaser-waffle on Thursday January 30, 2020 @04:24PM (#22195814)

Wasn't that quote Steinbeck, the writer? Grapes of Wrath, etc.

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