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You can’t run, but you can hide Papa Burger in Oceanside
I remember Oscar's. We did go there too. Isn't Oscar's founders connected to Jack In The Box? I thought there was a connection.— April 20, 2016 7:25 a.m.
You can’t run, but you can hide Papa Burger in Oceanside
I'm waiting to see a story about some burger joint in the Midwest using a Jack In The Box clown. Anyway, I am old enough to remember servers on roller-skates serving our car at some drive-in. Maybe an A&W. The last A&W I ate at was in Casa de Oro. It was a Papa Burger and fries at a combo KFC/A&W. I think it may have been the last A&W in San Diego. That was about 7 or 8 years ago. Last time I drove by that area, it was gone. No building, it was a parking lot.— April 19, 2016 9:32 p.m.
Qualcomm pays half the tax it should owe
Arthur Laffer. That's a name I haven't heard in a while. When I was an executive at Kaypro, for a brief time, I recall there was a parking space reserved for Arthur Laffer. I saw him visit with Andy Kay a few times. I think he was on the BOD. (Too many Kay's and not enough pro's....) Those early computer days were fun.— April 19, 2016 8:41 p.m.
Google Express delivers a dud
Thank you.— April 18, 2016 7:32 p.m.
Last of Oceanside's Chinese buffets?
There's also one on El Cajon Blvd. that I used to go to late at night for coffee with college friends. I went to it when it was called Daisy's. John Maybee also opened the Par Liquor stores usually on the same lot as his Big Bear's. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2016/a…— April 18, 2016 1:59 p.m.
Qualcomm pays half the tax it should owe
Apple established a manufacturing plant in Ireland in 1980 to take advantage of cheap labor that spoke English. They were assembling circuit boards and other peripherals for the Apple II. Anyway, I doubt Apple does any manufacturing there anymore, but that location became the location of Apple European offices. Ireland gave big tax breaks to Apple for bringing jobs. Now that is Apple's international headquarters. But they are not alone. Facebook, Google, Microsoft, IBM, EMC and Amazon have headquarters in Dublin. These companies helped pull Ireland out of a bad recession so I doubt Ireland is ready to change their tax policies.— April 17, 2016 6:54 p.m.
Qualcomm pays half the tax it should owe
There's too many accounting tricks. Let's say you are a manufacturer named Acme. Acme is a U.S. manufacturer of widgets that have a retail demand at $300 each. Acme's cost to manufacture the widget is $100. Acme's lawyers have setup a holding company named Hideme in an offshore tax haven. Acme sells the widgets to Hideme for $120 each, and that $20 barely covers Acme's overhead. So Acme doesn't make a profit and reports such to the IRS. Hideme sells its widgets to resellers and through manufacturers reps for $180 and makes a $60 profit. But their profits are held in the tax haven where they pay no U.S. taxes. Made in the U.S., sold in the U.S., but profits are offshore. This is a very basic example. The accountants and lawyers have more sophisticated and complex schemes. I have no idea of how we are going to collect taxes without global cooperation. The problem with the tax havens is they make a lot of money off the schemes too,so are hesitant to cooperate. Hacking may be the best way to uncover information, like the Panama documents.— April 17, 2016 6:40 p.m.
Google Express delivers a dud
dwbat, I have a question. Did you order produce, meats or other perishables? Were they the same quality you would get in the store? My concern is that the store might send inferior goods or goods with fast approaching pull-dates. I'm one of those shoppers that pull from the back of everything to get the farthest pull-date.— April 17, 2016 6:27 p.m.
Google Express delivers a dud
Last time I tried home delivery of groceries was Homegrocer.com in Seattle. That was in 1999. They had very good service... until they went bust.— April 17, 2016 4:52 p.m.
Qualcomm pays half the tax it should owe
"Former President Jimmy Carter had some harsh words to say about the current state of America's electoral process, calling the country "an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery" resulting in "nominations for president or to elect the president." When asked by The Thom Hartmann Program about the Supreme Court's April 2014 decision to eliminate limits on campaign donations, Carter said the ruling "violates the essence of what made America a great country in its political system." "The 39th president also voiced concerns that the limitless flow of campaign cash severely favors those already in office. "The same thing applies to governors and U.S. senators and congress members," Carter said. "So now we've just seen a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors, who want and expect and sometimes get favors for themselves after the election's over." You can listen the interview with President Carter by clicking this link: https://youtu.be/hDsPWmioSHg http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2016/a…— April 16, 2016 2:49 p.m.