Political Quotes

Thomas Coburn

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Jan 30, 2012

The question is: Should we err on the side of privacy, or should we err on the side of commerce?

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Jan 30, 2012

I am just saying in terms of effectuating the protection of privacy, how are we going to do that?

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Jan 30, 2012

I know it is our role to be concerned about the ultimate privacy protection that individuals deserve.

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Jan 30, 2012

So what is the difference of having an opt-in or an opt-out? It defeats your whole argument.

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Jan 30, 2012

I am going to give you consent, Netflix, to share my movies.

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Jan 30, 2012

The point is you got to still make the choice with your privacy, and I think there is a legitimate concern...

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Jan 30, 2012

I really do not see a big difference from granting permission one click at a time to a blanket consent.

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Jan 30, 2012

But the point is I have to, under the ethics law, fill out forms at the end of every year, and I have to get that.

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Jan 25, 2012

I think there is lost revenue because if, in fact, a mutual fund is going to invest in a company that does commodity trading and does not do it in a tax-sheltered location, they are going to pay taxes on that, trading profits before they…

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Jan 25, 2012

Is the purpose for setting up an offshore commodities trading firm to avoid taxes?

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Jan 25, 2012

The reason they are set up in offshore is to eliminate that corporate tax on those trades, correct?

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