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May 1,2010
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Residential &
Commercial Services
Minimum Service CH G
$45.00
A sm all distance/travel charge
m ay be applied
CARPET CLEANING
2 Cleaning Areas or
more $30.00 Each Area
Pre-Spray Traffic Areas
(Includes: 1 small Hallway)
1 Cleaning Area (only)
$40.00
Includes Pre-Spray Traffic Area
(Hallway Extra)
Stairs (12-16 stairs - With
O ther Services)-. $25.00
Area/Oriental Rugs:
$25.00Minimum
Area/Oriental Rugs (Wooly.
$40.00 Minimum
Hiding Profits in Slimy Offshore Wormholes
Heavily Soiled Area:
Tax loopholes abuse our public trust
Additional $10.00 each area
(Requiring Extensive Pie-Spraying)
UPHOLSTERY
CLEANING
Sofa: $69.00
Loveseat: $49.00
Sectional: $109 - $139
Chair or Recliner:
$25 - $49
Throw Pillows (With
th w
Other Services)’. $5.00
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Cleaning
• Auto/Boat/RV Cleaning
• Deodorizing & Pet
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• Spot & Stain
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• Scotchguard Protection
• Minor Water Damage
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J im H ightower
T h e d ic tio n a ry
defines the caterp il­
lar as a “w orm like
la rv a ”
and
a
“craw ler.” A lso, that
“p illar” part o f the
w ord is derived from
a French verb that m eans to “p il­
lage, abuse, m istreat.”
G ood to know . N ow , m eet C ater­
pillar Inc., the w o rld ’s largest m aker
o f co n stru ctio n and m in in g m a ­
ch in es.
A recent report by the S en ate’s
by
Perm anent Subcom m ittee on In­
v e stig a tio n s fo u n d th a t th is
w orm like behem oth has craw led
through a tax loophole to abuse
o ur public trust.
In recen t years, C aterp illar
has q uietly shifted som e $8 b il­
lion in profits gain ed from sell­
ing parts on the global m arket into a
Sw iss subsidiary in o rd er to avoid
paying m ore than $2 b illion in taxes
it o w ed to o u r country.
E ven though this subsidiary has
only 65 em ployees and neither m akes
n or sells spare parts, C aterpillar took
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Patrick John Sweeney, P.C.
Patrick John Sweeney
Attorney at Law
1549 SE Ladd, Portland, Oregon
Portland: (503) 244-2080
Hillsoboro: (503) 244-2081
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ad v an tag e o f a slick acco u n tin g
m an eu v er that ch an n eled 85 p er­
cent o f its international parts profits
into w hat am ounts to a tax shelter.
C orporate officials tried to b lu s­
te r their w ay through a su b co m m it­
tee hearing, insisting that th eir o ff­
shoring o f profits w as m erely m eant
to stream line the co rp o rate flow
chart.
It
w as
“ p r u d e n t,”
s a id
C aterpillar’s top financial officer, “to
elim in ate the un n ecessary m id d le­
m an ” betw een the profits m ade on
global sales an d the p ay in g o f taxes
on those profits. T h a t’s “absolutely
absu rd ,” said Sen. C arl L ev in (D -
M ich.), the subcom m ittee chairm an.
L e v in p o in te d o u t th a t th e
“ m id d le m a n ” she w as re fe rrin g to
is C a te rp illa r its e lf. T h e P e o ria -
b a se d h e a v y -e q u ip m e n t m a n u fa c ­
tu re r d e sig n e d , m a d e, an d sold
th e p ro d u c ts — an d th e o n ly re a ­
so n it w o rm e d its p ro fits in to a
S w iss s u b sid ia ry w as to c h e a t on
th e tax b ill it le g itim a te ly o w es in
its h o m e c o u n try .
W hen you h ear right-w ingers say
th a t A m e ric a d o e s n ’t h a v e the
m oney fo r in frastructure repairs,
poverty program s, etc., here’s som e­
thing to rem em ber. G iant co rp o ra­
tions b ased in the U nited States,
including C aterpillar, have hidden
som e $2 trillion o f th eir profits in
slim y offsh o re w orm holes.
O therwords colum nist Jim
Hightower is a radio commentator,
writer, and public speaker. H e’s
also editor o f the populist newslet­
ter, The Hightower Lowdown.
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