Jack Welch Standing By His Jobs Report Conspiracy Tweet
Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch says he stands by his tweet alleging the Bureau of Labor Statistics faked its numbers to lower the unemployment rate to 7.8 percent.
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Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch says he stands by his tweet alleging the Bureau of Labor Statistics faked its numbers to lower the unemployment rate to 7.8 percent.
That common Republican talking point--that at 35 percent, the U.S. has one of the world's highest corporate tax rates--doesn't reflect the 18.5 percent effective tax rate that a new study from Citizens for Tax Justice found that they actually pay.
The $3.4 billion in profit is close to the $3.2 billion it claimed in tax benefits last year
GE's not giving $3.2 billion to the government after all
A new report from ProPublica and Fortune adjudicates in the GE-New York Times spat
Comcast is now in charge, but NBC properties barely mention GE's bad PR
General Electric has clarified its tweets defending the company's tax practices
Public relations, in 140 characters
Despite being the nation's largest corporation, GE doesn't pay any taxes. Here's how.
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