Can you talk a little bit about tax avoidance versus tax evasion?
there is nothing wrong with any taxpayer trying to comply with the tax code and trying to lower their tax burden, correc...
Why don't we lower the corporate income tax if we want businesses to stay here?
I just think it is extremely important for people to understand really how our tax code operates.
Being relatively new to this process here, not having been watching it for decades, this gets confusing very quickly.
I kind of view--and this is just my assumption, that CSARL in Geneva is kind of a headquarters, with a limited headcount...
It is really important that we have a tax code that allows us to compete fairly in the global marketplace.
Do you feel that Caterpillar is at a competitive disadvantage because of the U.S. tax system?
You had a whistleblower say that you did not report $2 billion worth of income tax to the United States.
So you did not stuff any kind of tax savings in a mattress or a pillow case. I mean, you actually put that to use----
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.