It used to be Nevada... and ironic regarding schools
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| ahz Dec 11, 2005 10:30 AM EDT |
2005 article:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/221421_firstperson25.h... It's ironic how the "your potential our passion" commercials show students in schools, but Microsoft avoids paying taxes that support the schools. |
| dinotrac Dec 11, 2005 10:58 AM EDT |
ahz -- There is more than a little irony to that. Curious, though...to what extend do state corporate income taxes contribute to education in Washington? In most states, local real-estate taxes are by far the largest component of public-school funding. Which really hurts, btw, if you live in a county/municipality with no tax base. |
| AnonymousCoward Dec 11, 2005 2:32 PM EDT |
ahz -- it think you missed the silent message in that slogan. I've helpfully filled in the missing parts between brackets below: "Your potential [to earn money], our passion [to extort it from you]" |
| phsolide Dec 11, 2005 7:22 PM EDT |
I find it ironic that all the "your potential, your passion" commercials show a whole lot of small businesses: milliners, bistros, dancers, etc, with the possible exception of an astronaut, no technical passions. Yeah, MSFT will support your small business, just as long as you don't get too big, or too far away from what they want you to do (struggle all by yourself). |
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