>First, it had to pay for those 900 people. That is less (probably far less) than it saved in not paying taxes. Otherwise it wouldn't spend money on them. >Th

>First, it had to pay for those 900 people. That is less (probably far less) than it saved in not paying taxes. Otherwise it wouldn't spend money on them. >The purpose of the tax code is (ostensibly) to reward behaviors which society values But if corporate lobbyists have gotten loopholes inserted in the tax code, which they do all the time, then the corporations can behave in ways that obey the letter of the law but are bad for society.