blog.tetti.de – Man sieht nur, was man weiß

...wenn eine Firma wie zum Beispiel Halliburton Dienstleistungen für einen Kunden im Ausland übernimmt und dank erfolgreicher Lobbyarbeit für diese Dienstleistung richtig gut verdient:

"...While recent news coverage has speculated on the post-war reconstruction gravy train that corporations like Halliburton stand to gain from, this latest information indicates that Halliburton is already profiting from war time contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Cheney served as chief executive of Halliburton until he stepped down to become George W. Bush's running mate in the 2000 presidential race. Today he still draws compensation of up to a million dollars a year from the company, although his spokesperson denies that the White House helped the company win the contract. ..."

"...Corporate War Profiteering: Most of Iraq's reconstruction has been contracted out to U.S. companies, rather than experienced Iraqi firms. Top contractor Halliburton is being investigated for charging $160 million for meals that were never served to troops and $61 million in cost overruns on fuel deliveries. Halliburton employees also took $6 million in kickbacks from subcontractors, while other employees have reported extensive waste, including the abandonment of $85,000 trucks because they had flat tires. ..."

- dann ist doch wohl klar, dass die ganze Kohle doch wohl nur zu einem sehr geringen Teil wieder als Einkommensteuer zurückfliesst. Der ganz grosse Teil wird als Privatvermögen auf den Cayman Islands oder sonstwo gebunkert.

Willkommen in der Welt der Steuerfüchse...160 Millionen für Essen, welches nie serviert wurde...Klasse...

Gruss
Jens