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Squaredeal

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53. Their money is probably already overseas
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 05:08 PM
Oct 1

Its not uncommon to register a company elsewhere to avoid paying U.S. taxes on profits.

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How horrible for the victims and their families. riversedge Oct 1 #1
I hope the lawsuits will be allow their families to live comfortably. nt Coventina Oct 1 #2
hate to tell you this but onethatcares Oct 1 #5
I'm sure you're correct. Gd-damn them!! Coventina Oct 1 #6
If it turns out this was intentional, they may not be able to discharge the claim in bankruptcy. SunSeeker Oct 1 #40
Their money is probably already overseas Squaredeal Oct 1 #53
and close the company. f them ZonkerHarris Oct 1 #26
The trick to getting out is bugging when you can. That company showed a depraved indifference to its employees. marble falls Oct 1 #3
Happens every time. Focus is on maintaining status quo for as long as possible. vanlassie Oct 1 #13
It's the capitalist way after all. 2naSalit Oct 1 #23
As it will be with climate change on the whole misanthrope Oct 3 #63
more BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 1 #4
Heartbreaking........n/t Hope22 Oct 1 #9
Horrific way to die pfitz59 Oct 1 #42
The owners should be arrested for murder malaise Oct 1 #7
Was just thinking how America's classist society is looking like Japan....... jaxexpat Oct 1 #11
Interesting take malaise Oct 1 #16
Banzai rather than bonsai? dobleremolque Oct 1 #32
You saw right to the heart of my little word play. jaxexpat Oct 2 #57
It's murder, serial killers. Blue Full Moon Oct 1 #8
" They have personhood so make them accountable" YES! YES! YES! Clouds Passing Oct 1 #19
Not serial killing, mass murder, at least in this particular instance. ShazzieB Oct 1 #24
It is looking like murder. SunSeeker Oct 1 #41
If the managers left and told the workers they had to stay, that's reprehensible. ShazzieB Oct 1 #50
Gerald O'Connor GOP Blue Full Moon Oct 1 #54
I wonder how much "dead peasant" insurance those fucking scum owners niyad Oct 1 #10
our best is not in Las Vegas jaxexpat Oct 1 #12
This was a very long time ago. I could not speak to the current state niyad Oct 1 #15
Every business should have a muster station and all employees should know where it is in Bev54 Oct 1 #21
Good question malaise Oct 1 #22
Murder? BSloat Oct 1 #14
I hope so. calimary Oct 1 #18
Shades of the candle factory in Kentucky Danmel Oct 1 #17
Maybe they should not have been working to begin with???? Bev54 Oct 1 #20
Is TN a right to work state? 2naSalit Oct 1 #25
Yes, it is a Right To Fire Without Consequences state ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 1 #28
Thanks... 2naSalit Oct 1 #34
That's exactly why. It benefits the boss when he screws up ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 1 #37
Living In One, Myself... GB_RN Oct 1 #46
Sounds like... 2naSalit Oct 1 #49
Not Far From It. GB_RN Oct 1 #51
How did you guess? jmowreader Oct 1 #31
Something... 2naSalit Oct 1 #36
Yes Jilly_in_VA Oct 1 #33
Ouch. GB_RN Oct 1 #48
There's one hospital that I know of in the area that's unionized Jilly_in_VA Oct 2 #58
Patient Ratios... GB_RN Oct 2 #59
California has patient ratios Jilly_in_VA Oct 3 #61
I Traveled For A Bit. GB_RN Oct 3 #62
the factory was on the opposite side of the interstate from the river. maxsolomon Oct 1 #27
My first big hurricane was Hazel, and she was no lady, either. Warpy Oct 1 #29
Manslaughter charges for all concerned ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 1 #30
Had I been a manager there, I would have sent my people home. And then I would've left right after them. Just fire me. iluvtennis Oct 1 #35
That would have been my choice too... 2naSalit Oct 1 #38
That's so heartbreaking wendyb-NC Oct 1 #39
Remember when workers in Kentucky were told not to leave before a tornado struck... Person of Interest Oct 1 #43
The company put out a message saying, "We never actually told them not to leave!!!" Oneironaut Oct 1 #44
That manager and that firm's owner's should be charged with murder...........or reckless endangerment ........... turbinetree Oct 1 #45
"by the time it was bad enough, it was too late" - much like the "life of the mother" abortion ban exception. SunSeeker Oct 1 #56
Remember--45% of the country wants this AND MORE durablend Oct 1 #47
K&R for exposure Docreed2003 Oct 1 #52
They died WORKING Charmin One Oct 1 #55
This reminds me when a previous The Third Doctor Oct 2 #60
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