A United States Senator called for a boycott of the fast food chain Burger King after news broke on Monday that the company was in talks to purchase Tim Hortons, a Canadian food chain.The merger would allow the company to shift profits across the border, reducing their domestic tax burden.
“Burger King’s decision to abandon the United States means consumers should turn to Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers or White Castle sliders,” U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) said in a statement.
White Castle and Wendy’s, of course, are two Ohio companies.
“Burger King has always said ‘Have it Your Way,’” Brown said. “Well my way is to support two Ohio companies that haven’t abandoned their country or customers.”
Brown used the occasion to highlight his own plan to address companies that were shuffling their profits out of the country to avoid domestic taxes.
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“Burger King’s decision to abandon the United States means consumers should turn to Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers or White Castle sliders,” U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) said in a statement.
White Castle and Wendy’s, of course, are two Ohio companies.
“Burger King has always said ‘Have it Your Way,’” Brown said. “Well my way is to support two Ohio companies that haven’t abandoned their country or customers.”
Brown used the occasion to highlight his own plan to address companies that were shuffling their profits out of the country to avoid domestic taxes.
Read the rest here...
http://bit.ly/1qoK9sD
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