Wednesday, June 02, 2004

Jackpot contract for tax evader

I don't think this is the first and only case.

Two years ago, when Congress considered legislation to create the Department of Homeland Security, Accenture lobbied against legislation by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) that would have barred the new department's contracts from going to corporations which exploit tax loopholes and move to tax havens during a time of war. When DeLauro's amendment passed, Accenture used its considerable clout and campaign contributions to have the measure stripped out of the final bill. Now, those efforts have paid off, with Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) noting the Bush administration has "awarded the largest homeland security contract in history to a company that has given up its U.S. citizenship and moved to Bermuda."
  Progress Report article



....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.