Byron Dorgan: “It is the issue of shutting down a perverse tax incentive that exists in this country for shipping jobs overseas. We…”

“It is the issue of shutting down a perverse tax incentive that exists in this country for shipping jobs overseas. We provide tax incentives if you are willing to shut down your factory, fire your workers, and move your product elsewhere; we say we will give you a tax break. That is unbelievable. We have had four recorded votes in the Senate. I have lost all of them. As it seems, many people believe we ought to continue this tax incentive. I think we ought to continue to try to get a majority in the Senate to agree with the proposition that, at long last, we have to stop subsidizing shipping American jobs overseas. On this chart is a description of the 'cool, refreshing taste of mint dipped in dark chocolate.' The ad, by Hershey's, is for their York Peppermint Patty, and it says, 'the cool, refreshing taste of mint dipped in dark chocolate will take you miles away.' Little did we know that it will actually take you to Mexico, because that is where they began to make these mint patties.”