This is not accurate. While many companies avoid taxes, they end up harboring cash overseas which has its limits. Most of them need to bring that money back to

This is not accurate. While many companies avoid taxes, they end up harboring cash overseas which has its limits. Most of them need to bring that money back to their primary market in the US - either to re-invest in more employees, factories, R&D, marketing, whatever. Carl Icanh is basically threatening Congress with Super PACs. http://www.wsj.com/articles/carl-icahn-to-invest-150-million-in-super-pac-1445441825 http://www.wsj.com/articles/carl-icahn-to-invest-150-million...